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Household of Thomas Cossar (born 1847, Midlothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Jedburgh Parish Landward, Roxburghshire, 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.

Thomas Cossar and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Cossar, born in 1847 in Musselburgh, Midlothian, consisted of 7 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Christina Cossar, born in 1850 in Nenthorn, Berwickshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Alexander (born 1871 in Gordon, Berwickshire, Scotland), Janet (born 1874 in Gordon, Berwickshire, Scotland), Ralph (born 1876 in Gordon, Berwickshire, Scotland), Thomas (born 1878 in Gordon, Berwickshire, Scotland) and Jane Helen (born 1880 in Eccles, Berwickshire, Scotland).


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Thomas Cossar's household

Male

Thomas

Cossar

Head
Female

Christina

Cossar

Wife
Male

Alexander

Cossar

Son
Female

Janet

Cossar

Daughter
Male

Ralph

Cossar

Son
Male

Thomas

Cossar

Son
Female

Jane Helen

Cossar

Daughter
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Cossar
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Musselburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Cossar

Head

Married

34

1847

Musselburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Christina

Cossar

Wife

Married

31

1850

Nenthorn, Berwickshire, Scotland

Alexander

Cossar

Son

Son

10

1871

Gordon, Berwickshire, Scotland

Janet

Cossar

Daughter

-

7

1874

Gordon, Berwickshire, Scotland

Ralph

Cossar

Son

-

5

1876

Gordon, Berwickshire, Scotland

Thomas

Cossar

Son

-

3

1878

Gordon, Berwickshire, Scotland

Jane Helen

Cossar

Daughter

-

1

1880

Eccles, Berwickshire, Scotland

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