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Household of Thomas Cowper (born 1851, Midlothian)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Newington, 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 Cowper and 5 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Cowper, born in 1851 in Colinton, Midlothian, consisted of 6 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Harriet Cowper, born in 1851 in Walls, Orkney, Scotland. They had 3 children; Harriet J S (born 1876 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), George S (born 1879 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and John (born 1881 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Visitor, John A Sutherland, born in 1865 in Walls, Orkney, Scotland.
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Thomas Cowper's household
Thomas
Cowper
Head
Harriet
Cowper
Wife
Harriet J S
Cowper
Daughter
George S
Cowper
Son
John
Cowper
Son
John A
Sutherland
Visitor
| First name(s) | Thomas |
| Last name | Cowper |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 30 |
| Birth year | 1851 |
| Birth place | Colinton, Midlothian, Scotland |
Household members (6 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Thomas | Cowper | Head | Married | 30 | 1851 | Colinton, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Harriet | Cowper | Wife | Married | 30 | 1851 | Walls, Orkney, Scotland | |
Harriet J S | Cowper | Daughter | - | 5 | 1876 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | |
George S | Cowper | Son | - | 2 | 1879 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | |
John | Cowper | Son | - | 0 | 1881 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | |
John A | Sutherland | Visitor | - | 16 | 1865 | Walls, Orkney, Scotland |
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