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Household of Stephen Cownie (born 1839)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Andrew's, Midlothian, 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.

Stephen Cownie and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Stephen Cownie, born in 1839 in , consisted of 10 members. Stephen was the head of the household, married to Christina Cownie, born in 1841 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 6 children; Mary Thomson (born 1871 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), William F (born 1873 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Catherine W (born 1875 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), John W (born 1875 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), David T (born 1878 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and Janet Reid (born 1880 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Stephen's Mother-In-Law, Mary (born 1815 in Midlothian, Scotland) and Stephen's Servant, Jane (born 1847 in Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland).


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Stephen Cownie's household

Male

Stephen

Cownie

Head
Female

Christina

Cownie

Wife
Female

Mary Thomson

Cownie

Daughter
Male

William F

Cownie

Son
Female

Catherine W

Cownie

Daughter
Male

John W

Cownie

Son
Male

David T

Cownie

Son
Female

Janet Reid

Cownie

Daughter
Female

Mary

Wilson

Mother-In-Law
Female

Jane

Young

Servant
First name(s) Stephen
Last name Cownie
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Ireland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Stephen

Cownie

Head

Married

42

1839

Ireland

Christina

Cownie

Wife

Married

40

1841

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Mary Thomson

Cownie

Daughter

Unmarried

10

1871

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

William F

Cownie

Son

Unmarried

8

1873

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Catherine W

Cownie

Daughter

Unmarried

6

1875

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

John W

Cownie

Son

Unmarried

6

1875

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

David T

Cownie

Son

Unmarried

3

1878

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Janet Reid

Cownie

Daughter

Unmarried

1

1880

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Mary

Wilson

Mother-In-Law

Widow

66

1815

Midlothian, Scotland

Jane

Young

Servant

Unmarried

34

1847

Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

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