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Household of Thomas Cowan (born 1849, Dumfriesshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dalziel, Lanarkshire, 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 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Cowan, born in 1849 in Lockerbie, Dumfriesshire, consisted of 5 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Sarah Cowan, born in 1839 in Dumfriesshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; Margaret (born 1874 in Dalziel, Lanarkshire, Scotland), James (born 1879 in Dalziel, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Johnwilliam (born 1881 in Dalziel, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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Thomas Cowan's household

Male

Thomas

Cowan

Head
Female

Sarah

Cowan

Wife
Female

Margaret

Cowan

Daughter
Male

James

Cowan

Son
Male

Johnwilliam

Cowan

Son
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Cowan
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 32
Birth year 1849
Birth place Lockerbie, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Cowan

Head

Married

32

1849

Lockerbie, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Sarah

Cowan

Wife

Married

42

1839

Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Margaret

Cowan

Daughter

-

7

1874

Dalziel, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Cowan

Son

-

2

1879

Dalziel, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Johnwilliam

Cowan

Son

-

0

1881

Dalziel, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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