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Household of Thomas Cowan (born 1842, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West Calder, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Cowan, born in 1842 in Airdrie, Lanarkshire, consisted of 7 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Agnes Cowan, born in 1842 in Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Margaret (born 1865 in Armadale, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland), George (born 1869 in West Calder, Midlothian, Scotland), David (born 1875 in West Calder, Midlothian, Scotland), Robert S (born 1877 in West Calder, Midlothian, Scotland) and Thomas (born 1880 in West Calder, Midlothian, Scotland).


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Thomas Cowan's household

Male

Thomas

Cowan

Head
Female

Agnes

Cowan

Wife
Female

Margaret

Cowan

Daughter
Male

George

Cowan

Son
Male

David

Cowan

Son
Male

Robert S

Cowan

Son
Male

Thomas

Cowan

Son
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Cowan
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Cowan

Head

Married

39

1842

Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Agnes

Cowan

Wife

Married

39

1842

Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Cowan

Daughter

Unmarried

16

1865

Armadale, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

George

Cowan

Son

-

12

1869

West Calder, Midlothian, Scotland

David

Cowan

Son

-

6

1875

West Calder, Midlothian, Scotland

Robert S

Cowan

Son

-

4

1877

West Calder, Midlothian, Scotland

Thomas

Cowan

Son

-

1

1880

West Calder, Midlothian, Scotland

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