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Household of Robert Cowan (born 1850, Fife)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Beath, Fife, 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.

Robert Cowan and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Cowan, born in 1850 in Dunfermline, Fife, consisted of 5 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Janet Cowan, born in 1852 in Alloa, Clackmannanshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; Janet (born 1870 in Beath, Fife, Scotland), Maggie (born 1874 in Beath, Fife, Scotland) and Robert (born 1877 in Beath, Fife, Scotland).


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Robert Cowan's household

Male

Robert

Cowan

Head
Female

Janet

Cowan

Wife
Female

Janet

Cowan

Daughter
Female

Maggie

Cowan

Daughter
Male

Robert

Cowan

Son
First name(s) Robert
Last name Cowan
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 31
Birth year 1850
Birth place Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

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Robert

Cowan

Head

Married

31

1850

Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

Janet

Cowan

Wife

Married

29

1852

Alloa, Clackmannanshire, Scotland

Janet

Cowan

Daughter

-

11

1870

Beath, Fife, Scotland

Maggie

Cowan

Daughter

-

7

1874

Beath, Fife, Scotland

Robert

Cowan

Son

-

4

1877

Beath, Fife, Scotland

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