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Household of Thomas Cowan (born 1842, Forfarshire (Angus))
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in South Leith, Midlothian, 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 5 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Cowan, born in 1842 in Brechin, Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 6 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Abegail Cowan, born in 1842 in Melrose, Roxburghshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Thomas (born 1870 in Galashiels, Selkirkshire, Scotland), Mary (born 1873 in Galashiels, Selkirkshire, Scotland), Robert (born 1875 in Galashiels, Selkirkshire, Scotland) and Jessie (born 1878 in Galashiels, Selkirkshire, Scotland).
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Thomas Cowan's household
Thomas
Cowan
Head
Abegail
Cowan
Wife
Thomas
Cowan
Son
Mary
Cowan
Daughter
Robert
Cowan
Son
Jessie
Cowan
Daughter
| First name(s) | Thomas |
| Last name | Cowan |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 39 |
| Birth year | 1842 |
| Birth place | Brechin, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland |
Household members (6 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Thomas | Cowan | Head | Married | 39 | 1842 | Brechin, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland | |
Abegail | Cowan | Wife | Married | 39 | 1842 | Melrose, Roxburghshire, Scotland | |
Thomas | Cowan | Son | Unmarried | 11 | 1870 | Galashiels, Selkirkshire, Scotland | |
Mary | Cowan | Daughter | Unmarried | 8 | 1873 | Galashiels, Selkirkshire, Scotland | |
Robert | Cowan | Son | Unmarried | 6 | 1875 | Galashiels, Selkirkshire, Scotland | |
Jessie | Cowan | Daughter | Unmarried | 3 | 1878 | Galashiels, Selkirkshire, Scotland |
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