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Household of Thomas Cowan (born 1843, Kirkcudbrightshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Selkirk, Selkirkshire, 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 1843 in Dundrennan, Kirkcudbrightshire, consisted of 6 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Cowan, born in 1844 in Ardrossan, Argyllshire, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Servant, Margaret (born 1858 in -), Thomas's Servant, Sarah (born 1858 in -), Thomas's Servant, Andrew (born 1856 in Berwickshire, Scotland) and Thomas's Servant, William (born 1864 in Rickarton, Ayrshire, Scotland).
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Thomas Cowan's household
Thomas
Cowan
Head
Elizabeth
Cowan
Wife
Margaret
Clune
Servant
Sarah
Dunbar
Servant
Andrew
Clark
Servant
William
Borrowman
Servant
| First name(s) | Thomas |
| Last name | Cowan |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 38 |
| Birth year | 1843 |
| Birth place | Dundrennan, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland |
Household members (6 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Thomas | Cowan | Head | Married | 38 | 1843 | Dundrennan, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland | |
Elizabeth | Cowan | Wife | Married | 37 | 1844 | Ardrossan, Argyllshire, Scotland | |
Margaret | Clune | Servant | Married | 23 | 1858 | - | |
Sarah | Dunbar | Servant | Married | 23 | 1858 | - | |
Andrew | Clark | Servant | Married | 25 | 1856 | Berwickshire, Scotland | |
William | Borrowman | Servant | Unmarried | 17 | 1864 | Rickarton, Ayrshire, Scotland |
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