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Household of Robert Cowan (born 1843, Wigtownshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Middle District of Old Monkland, 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.
Robert Cowan and 9 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Cowan, born in 1843 in Glenluce, Wigtownshire, consisted of 10 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Ellen Cowan, born in 1844 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 8 children; Joseph (born 1865 in Motherwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Thomas (born 1867 in Motherwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Robert (born 1869 in Motherwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Jane (born 1872 in Motherwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Mary A (born 1874 in Motherwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John (born 1877 in Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland), James (born 1879 in Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Ellen (born 1881 in Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
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Robert Cowan's household
Robert
Cowan
Head
Ellen
Cowan
Wife
Joseph
Cowan
Son
Thomas
Cowan
Son
Robert
Cowan
Son
Jane
Cowan
Daughter
Mary A
Cowan
Daughter
John
Cowan
Son
James
Cowan
Son
Ellen
Cowan
Daughter
| First name(s) | Robert |
| Last name | Cowan |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 38 |
| Birth year | 1843 |
| Birth place | Glenluce, Wigtownshire, Scotland |
Household members (10 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Robert | Cowan | Head | Married | 38 | 1843 | Glenluce, Wigtownshire, Scotland | |
Ellen | Cowan | Wife | Married | 37 | 1844 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Joseph | Cowan | Son | - | 16 | 1865 | Motherwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Thomas | Cowan | Son | - | 14 | 1867 | Motherwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Robert | Cowan | Son | - | 12 | 1869 | Motherwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Jane | Cowan | Daughter | - | 9 | 1872 | Motherwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Mary A | Cowan | Daughter | - | 7 | 1874 | Motherwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
John | Cowan | Son | - | 4 | 1877 | Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
James | Cowan | Son | - | 2 | 1879 | Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Ellen | Cowan | Daughter | - | 0 | 1881 | Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland |
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