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Household of Thomas Cowan (born 1838, Forfarshire (Angus))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Lochee, Forfarshire (Angus), 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 Cowan and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Cowan, born in 1838 in Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 11 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Mary E Cowan, born in 1844 in -. They had 9 children; Emily (born 1861 in -), John (born 1866 in -), Susan (born 1868 in -), Thomas (born 1871 in Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Mary (born 1873 in Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Adam (born 1876 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Christina (born 1878 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), William (born 1880 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and Agnes (born 1881 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).


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Thomas Cowan's household

Male

Thomas

Cowan

Head
Female

Mary E

Cowan

Wife
Female

Emily

Cowan

Daughter
Male

John

Cowan

Son
Female

Susan

Cowan

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Cowan

Son
Female

Mary

Cowan

Daughter
Male

Adam

Cowan

Son
Female

Christina

Cowan

Daughter
Male

William

Cowan

Son
Female

Agnes

Cowan

Daughter
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Cowan
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Cowan

Head

Married

43

1838

Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Mary E

Cowan

Wife

Married

37

1844

-

Emily

Cowan

Daughter

Unmarried

20

1861

-

John

Cowan

Son

Unmarried

15

1866

-

Susan

Cowan

Daughter

-

13

1868

-

Thomas

Cowan

Son

-

10

1871

Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Mary

Cowan

Daughter

-

8

1873

Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Adam

Cowan

Son

-

5

1876

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Christina

Cowan

Daughter

-

3

1878

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

William

Cowan

Son

-

1

1880

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Agnes

Cowan

Daughter

-

0

1881

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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