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Household of Thomas Cowan (born 1850, Midlothian)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Georges, 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 7 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Cowan, born in 1850 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, consisted of 8 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Margaret J Cowan, born in 1852 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 5 children; Thomas (born 1871 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), William (born 1874 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Mary (born 1875 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), George (born 1879 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and James (born 1881 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Mother-In-Law, Mary McGee, born in 1829 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.
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Thomas Cowan's household
Thomas
Cowan
Head
Margaret J
Cowan
Wife
Thomas
Cowan
Son
William
Cowan
Son
Mary
Cowan
Daughter
George
Cowan
Son
James
Cowan
Son
Mary
McGee
Mother-In-Law
| First name(s) | Thomas |
| Last name | Cowan |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 31 |
| Birth year | 1850 |
| Birth place | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland |
Household members (8 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Thomas | Cowan | Head | Married | 31 | 1850 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Margaret J | Cowan | Wife | Married | 29 | 1852 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Thomas | Cowan | Son | - | 10 | 1871 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | |
William | Cowan | Son | - | 7 | 1874 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Mary | Cowan | Daughter | - | 6 | 1875 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | |
George | Cowan | Son | - | 2 | 1879 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | |
James | Cowan | Son | - | 0 | 1881 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Mary | McGee | Mother-In-Law | Widow | 52 | 1829 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland |
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