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Household of Thomas Cowan (born 1841, Kent)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Woolwich, London,Kent, England

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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 Cowan and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Cowan, born in 1841 in Woolwich, Kent, consisted of 8 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Fanny Cowan, born in 1844 in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England. They had 6 children; Margaret (born 1865 in Shoeburyness, Essex, England), Louisa (born 1866 in Shoeburyness, Essex, England), Samuel (born 1873 in Sheerness, Kent, England), Harriet (born 1875 in Sheerness, Kent, England), Rosina (born 1877 in Sheerness, Kent, England) and Eliza (born 1879 in Sheerness, Kent, England).


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Thomas Cowan's household

Male

Thomas

Cowan

Head
Female

Fanny

Cowan

Wife
Female

Margaret

Cowan

Daughter
Female

Louisa

Cowan

Daughter
Male

Samuel

Cowan

Son
Female

Harriet

Cowan

Daughter
Female

Rosina

Cowan

Daughter
Female

Eliza

Cowan

Daughter
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Cowan
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Woolwich, Kent, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Cowan

Head

Married

40

1841

Woolwich, Kent, England

Fanny

Cowan

Wife

Married

37

1844

Portsmouth, Hampshire, England

Margaret

Cowan

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Shoeburyness, Essex, England

Louisa

Cowan

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Shoeburyness, Essex, England

Samuel

Cowan

Son

Single

8

1873

Sheerness, Kent, England

Harriet

Cowan

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Sheerness, Kent, England

Rosina

Cowan

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Sheerness, Kent, England

Eliza

Cowan

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Sheerness, Kent, England

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