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Household of Thomas Cowan (born 1827, Berwickshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Andrew's, 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 1827 in Berwickshire, consisted of 8 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Barbara Cowan, born in 1828 in Oldhamstocks, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland. They had 4 children; Nicholas H H (born 1849 in Chirnside, Berwickshire, Scotland), Janet (born 1859 in Chirnside, Berwickshire, Scotland), Thomas (born 1863 in Chirnside, Berwickshire, Scotland) and Barbara H (born 1865 in Chirnside, Berwickshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Niece, Mary (born 1877 in Chirnside, Berwickshire, Scotland) and Thomas's Boarder, John B (born 1861 in Gorebridge, Midlothian, Scotland).
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Thomas Cowan's household
Thomas
Cowan
Head
Barbara
Cowan
Wife
Nicholas H H
Noble
Daughter
Janet
Cowan
Daughter
Thomas
Cowan
Son
Barbara H
Cowan
Daughter
Mary
Cowan
Niece
John B
Cowe
Boarder
| First name(s) | Thomas |
| Last name | Cowan |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 54 |
| Birth year | 1827 |
| Birth place | Berwickshire, Scotland |
Household members (8 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Thomas | Cowan | Head | Married | 54 | 1827 | Berwickshire, Scotland | |
Barbara | Cowan | Wife | Married | 53 | 1828 | Oldhamstocks, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland | |
Nicholas H H | Noble | Daughter | Unmarried | 32 | 1849 | Chirnside, Berwickshire, Scotland | |
Janet | Cowan | Daughter | Unmarried | 22 | 1859 | Chirnside, Berwickshire, Scotland | |
Thomas | Cowan | Son | Unmarried | 18 | 1863 | Chirnside, Berwickshire, Scotland | |
Barbara H | Cowan | Daughter | Unmarried | 16 | 1865 | Chirnside, Berwickshire, Scotland | |
Mary | Cowan | Niece | - | 4 | 1877 | Chirnside, Berwickshire, Scotland | |
John B | Cowe | Boarder | Unmarried | 20 | 1861 | Gorebridge, Midlothian, Scotland |
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