Skip to content
  • Start free trial
An original census record

Start a free trial to view

Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

Household of Thomas Cowan (born 1824, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Settle, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), England

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

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 5 other people are on this record

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Cowan, born in 1824 in Bentham, Yorkshire, consisted of 6 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Nancy Cowan, born in 1832 in Bentham, Yorkshire, England. They had 1 child; John, born 1869 in Bentham, Yorkshire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Servant, Anne (born 1865 in Yorkshire, England), Thomas's Servant, John (born 1859 in Arncliffe, Yorkshire, England) and Thomas's Servant, David (born 1855 in Yorkshire, England).


Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

Thomas Cowan's household

Male

Thomas

Cowan

Head
Female

Nancy

Cowan

Wife
Male

John

Cowan

Son
Female

Anne

Tennant

Servant
Male

John

Holmes

Servant
Male

David

Allen

Servant
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Cowan
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 57
Birth year 1824
Birth place Bentham, Yorkshire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Cowan

Head

Married

57

1824

Bentham, Yorkshire, England

Nancy

Cowan

Wife

Married

49

1832

Bentham, Yorkshire, England

John

Cowan

Son

Single

12

1869

Bentham, Yorkshire, England

Anne

Tennant

Servant

Single

16

1865

Yorkshire, England

John

Holmes

Servant

Single

22

1859

Arncliffe, Yorkshire, England

David

Allen

Servant

Single

26

1855

Yorkshire, England

Explore Findmypast's newspaper collections

Explore the 1881 Census and millions of historical records for free with Findmypast. Find out more about the household of Thomas Cowan in Settle in 1881, and follow the Cowan family through time in other national records, newspapers and more.

We've found family trees for Thomas Cowan

We’ve found Thomas Cowan in 96 family trees. Find out more about Thomas Cowan's household and view the Cowan family in family trees created by Findmypast members.

Not who you're looking for?

Other households on nearby pages of the 1881 Census