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Household of Walter Cowan (born 1839, Stirlingshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Govan Church, 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.
Walter Cowan and 8 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Walter Cowan, born in 1839 in Denny, Stirlingshire, consisted of 9 members. Walter was the head of the household, married to Mary N Cowan, born in 1836 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; Robert (born 1868 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Mary J (born 1870 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John N (born 1872 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Walter (born 1873 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), James N (born 1874 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Jessie M (born 1878 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Walter's Servant, Mary Pollock, born in 1816 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.
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Walter Cowan's household
Walter
Cowan
Head
Mary N
Cowan
Wife
Robert
Cowan
Son
Mary J
Cowan
Daughter
John N
Cowan
Son
Walter
Cowan
Son
James N
Cowan
Son
Jessie M
Cowan
Daughter
Mary
Pollock
Servant
| First name(s) | Walter |
| Last name | Cowan |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 42 |
| Birth year | 1839 |
| Birth place | Denny, Stirlingshire, Scotland |
Household members (9 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Walter | Cowan | Head | Married | 42 | 1839 | Denny, Stirlingshire, Scotland | |
Mary N | Cowan | Wife | Married | 45 | 1836 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Robert | Cowan | Son | - | 13 | 1868 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Mary J | Cowan | Daughter | - | 11 | 1870 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
John N | Cowan | Son | - | 9 | 1872 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Walter | Cowan | Son | - | 8 | 1873 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
James N | Cowan | Son | - | 7 | 1874 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Jessie M | Cowan | Daughter | - | 3 | 1878 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Mary | Pollock | Servant | Unmarried | 65 | 1816 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland |
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