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Household of Thomas Cowper (born 1847, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Prestonpans, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Cowper, born in 1847 in Tranent, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), consisted of 7 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Ann Cowper, born in 1845 in Tranent, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland. They had 4 children; Isabella (born 1874 in Tranent, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland), James (born 1876 in Tranent, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland), Richard (born 1878 in Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland) and John (born 1880 in Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Servant, Martha Trame, born in 1867 in Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland.


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Thomas Cowper's household

Male

Thomas

Cowper

Head
Female

Ann

Cowper

Wife
Female

Isabella

Cowper

Daughter
Male

James

Cowper

Son
Male

Richard

Cowper

Son
Male

John

Cowper

Son
Female

Martha

Trame

Servant
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Cowper
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Tranent, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Cowper

Head

Married

34

1847

Tranent, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Ann

Cowper

Wife

Married

36

1845

Tranent, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Isabella

Cowper

Daughter

-

7

1874

Tranent, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

James

Cowper

Son

-

5

1876

Tranent, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Richard

Cowper

Son

-

3

1878

Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

John

Cowper

Son

-

1

1880

Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Martha

Trame

Servant

-

14

1867

Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

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