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Household of Richard Cowie (born 1851, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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The 1881 Census reveals a detailed snapshot of households in England, Wales and Scotland. The census was taken on April 3rd and the total population was recorded as 29,707,207.

Richard Cowie and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Richard Cowie, born in 1851 in Airdrie, Lanarkshire, consisted of 9 members. Richard was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Cowie, born in 1850 in Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Euphemia (born 1871 in Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Richard (born 1875 in Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Mary Ann (born 1877 in Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Alexander (born 1879 in Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Isabella (born 1881 in Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Richard's Boarder, Alexander (born 1854 in Linlithgow, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland) and Richard's Boarder, Arthur (born 1846 in Houston, Renfrewshire, Scotland).


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Richard Cowie's household

Male

Richard

Cowie

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Cowie

Wife
Female

Euphemia

Cowie

Daughter
Male

Richard

Cowie

Son
Female

Mary Ann

Cowie

Daughter
Male

Alexander

Cowie

Son
Female

Isabella

Cowie

Daughter
Male

Alexander

Buchanan

Boarder
Male

Arthur

McPherson

Boarder
First name(s) Richard
Last name Cowie
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 30
Birth year 1851
Birth place Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Richard

Cowie

Head

Married

30

1851

Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Cowie

Wife

Married

31

1850

Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Euphemia

Cowie

Daughter

-

10

1871

Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Richard

Cowie

Son

-

6

1875

Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary Ann

Cowie

Daughter

-

4

1877

Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Alexander

Cowie

Son

-

2

1879

Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Isabella

Cowie

Daughter

-

0

1881

Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Alexander

Buchanan

Boarder

Unmarried

27

1854

Linlithgow, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Arthur

McPherson

Boarder

Unmarried

35

1846

Houston, Renfrewshire, Scotland

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