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Household of Samuel Cowan (born 1849)

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.

Samuel Cowan and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Samuel Cowan, born in 1849 in , consisted of 9 members. Samuel was the head of the household, married to Matildy Cowan, born in 1851 in Ireland. They had 7 children; Susan (born 1865 in Garnkirk, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John (born 1870 in Broxburn, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland), William (born 1872 in Broxburn, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1874 in Broxburn, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland), James (born 1876 in Baillieston, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Margaret (born 1878 in Newarthill, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Maria (born 1880 in Newarthill, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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Samuel Cowan's household

Male

Samuel

Cowan

Head
Female

Matildy

Cowan

Wife
Female

Susan

Cowan

Daughter
Male

John

Cowan

Son
Male

William

Cowan

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Cowan

Daughter
Male

James

Cowan

Son
Female

Margaret

Cowan

Daughter
Female

Maria

Cowan

Daughter
First name(s) Samuel
Last name Cowan
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 32
Birth year 1849
Birth place Ireland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Samuel

Cowan

Head

Married

32

1849

Ireland

Matildy

Cowan

Wife

Married

30

1851

Ireland

Susan

Cowan

Daughter

Unmarried

16

1865

Garnkirk, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Cowan

Son

-

11

1870

Broxburn, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

William

Cowan

Son

-

9

1872

Broxburn, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Elizabeth

Cowan

Daughter

-

7

1874

Broxburn, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

James

Cowan

Son

-

5

1876

Baillieston, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Cowan

Daughter

-

3

1878

Newarthill, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Maria

Cowan

Daughter

-

1

1880

Newarthill, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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