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Household of Thomas Cowan (born 1832, Durham)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Durham, Durham, 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 8 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Cowan, born in 1832 in Chester Le Street, Durham, consisted of 9 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Susannah Cowan, born in 1833 in Chester Le Street, Durham, England. They had 3 children; Thomas (born 1865 in Spennymoor, Durham, England), Mark (born 1867 in Ferryhill, Durham, England) and Rebecca I (born 1875 in Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Visitor, William (born 1851 in Houghton Le Spring, Durham, England), Thomas's Visitor, Martha (born 1857 in Low Moorsley, Durham, England), Thomas's Visitor, Thomas (born 1877 in Durham, England) and Thomas's Visitor, Elizabeth (born 1879 in Durham, England).
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Thomas Cowan's household
Thomas
Cowan
Head
Susannah
Cowan
Wife
Thomas
Cowan
Son
Mark
Cowan
Son
Rebecca I
Cowan
Daughter
William
Bell
Visitor
Martha
Bell
Visitor
Thomas
Bell
Visitor
Elizabeth
Bell
Visitor
| First name(s) | Thomas |
| Last name | Cowan |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 49 |
| Birth year | 1832 |
| Birth place | Chester Le Street, Durham, England |
Household members (9 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Thomas | Cowan | Head | Married | 49 | 1832 | Chester Le Street, Durham, England | |
Susannah | Cowan | Wife | Married | 48 | 1833 | Chester Le Street, Durham, England | |
Thomas | Cowan | Son | Single | 16 | 1865 | Spennymoor, Durham, England | |
Mark | Cowan | Son | Single | 14 | 1867 | Ferryhill, Durham, England | |
Rebecca I | Cowan | Daughter | Single | 6 | 1875 | Durham, England | |
William | Bell | Visitor | Married | 30 | 1851 | Houghton Le Spring, Durham, England | |
Martha | Bell | Visitor | Married | 24 | 1857 | Low Moorsley, Durham, England | |
Thomas | Bell | Visitor | Single | 4 | 1877 | Durham, England | |
Elizabeth | Bell | Visitor | Single | 2 | 1879 | Durham, England |
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