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Household of Robert Cowan (born 1845, Lanarkshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Shotts Eastern, 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 7 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Cowan, born in 1845 in New Monkland, Lanarkshire, consisted of 8 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Jane Cowan, born in 1853 in Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; George (born 1873 in Carnwath, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Robert (born 1875 in Carnwath, Lanarkshire, Scotland), David (born 1877 in Carnwath, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Margaret (born 1879 in Carnwath, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Thomas (born 1881 in Whitburn, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Robert's Boarder, David Cowan, born in 1843 in New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland.
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Robert Cowan's household
Robert
Cowan
Head
Jane
Cowan
Wife
George
Cowan
Son
Robert
Cowan
Son
David
Cowan
Son
Margaret
Cowan
Daughter
Thomas
Cowan
Son
David
Cowan
Boarder
| First name(s) | Robert |
| Last name | Cowan |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 36 |
| Birth year | 1845 |
| Birth place | New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland |
Household members (8 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Robert | Cowan | Head | Married | 36 | 1845 | New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Jane | Cowan | Wife | Married | 28 | 1853 | Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
George | Cowan | Son | - | 8 | 1873 | Carnwath, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Robert | Cowan | Son | - | 6 | 1875 | Carnwath, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
David | Cowan | Son | - | 4 | 1877 | Carnwath, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Margaret | Cowan | Daughter | - | 2 | 1879 | Carnwath, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Thomas | Cowan | Son | - | 0 | 1881 | Whitburn, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland | |
David | Cowan | Boarder | Unmarried | 38 | 1843 | New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland |
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