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Household of Thomas Cowan (born 1851, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian))
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Yester, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), 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 1851 in Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), consisted of 6 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Isabella Cowan, born in 1851 in Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland. They had 3 children; George (born 1878 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland), Peter (born 1879 in Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland) and Isabella (born 1881 in Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Servant, David Laurie, born in 1861 in Gladsmuir, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland.
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Thomas Cowan's household
Thomas
Cowan
Head
Isabella
Cowan
Wife
George
Cowan
Son
Peter
Cowan
Son
Isabella
Cowan
Daughter
David
Laurie
Servant
| First name(s) | Thomas |
| Last name | Cowan |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 30 |
| Birth year | 1851 |
| Birth place | Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland |
Household members (6 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Thomas | Cowan | Head | Married | 30 | 1851 | Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland | |
Isabella | Cowan | Wife | Married | 30 | 1851 | Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland | |
George | Cowan | Son | - | 3 | 1878 | Leith, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Peter | Cowan | Son | - | 2 | 1879 | Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland | |
Isabella | Cowan | Daughter | - | 0 | 1881 | Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland | |
David | Laurie | Servant | Unmarried | 20 | 1861 | Gladsmuir, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland |
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