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Household of Robert Cowan (born 1837, Lanarkshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Holytown, 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 8 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Cowan, born in 1837 in Lanarkshire, consisted of 9 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Fanny Cowan, born in 1839 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; William (born 1861 in Newarthill, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Robert (born 1865 in Carfin, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Ann (born 1869 in Newarthill, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John (born 1870 in Carfin, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Hugh (born 1872 in Carfin, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and George (born 1874 in Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Robert's Visitor, Violet Millar, born in 1866 in Larkhall, Lanarkshire, Scotland.
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Robert Cowan's household
Robert
Cowan
Head
Fanny
Cowan
Wife
William
Cowan
Son
Robert
Cowan
Son
Ann
Cowan
Daughter
John
Cowan
Son
Hugh
Cowan
Son
George
Cowan
Son
Violet
Millar
Visitor
| First name(s) | Robert |
| Last name | Cowan |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 44 |
| Birth year | 1837 |
| Birth place | Lanarkshire, Scotland |
Household members (9 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Robert | Cowan | Head | Married | 44 | 1837 | Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Fanny | Cowan | Wife | Married | 42 | 1839 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
William | Cowan | Son | Unmarried | 20 | 1861 | Newarthill, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Robert | Cowan | Son | Unmarried | 16 | 1865 | Carfin, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Ann | Cowan | Daughter | - | 12 | 1869 | Newarthill, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
John | Cowan | Son | - | 11 | 1870 | Carfin, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Hugh | Cowan | Son | - | 9 | 1872 | Carfin, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
George | Cowan | Son | - | 7 | 1874 | Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Violet | Millar | Visitor | Unmarried | 15 | 1866 | Larkhall, Lanarkshire, Scotland |
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