James Cossar
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Household of Wilhelmina Cossar (born 1807, Peeblesshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Walston, 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.
Wilhelmina Cossar and 6 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Wilhelmina Cossar, born in 1807 in West Linton, Peeblesshire, consisted of 7 members. Wilhelmina was the head of the household, widow. She had 2 children; Helen (born 1840 in Walston, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Margaret (born 1849 in Walston, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Wilhelmina's Grandson, James (born 1874 in Walston, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Wilhelmina's Boarder, Malcolm (born 1872 in City, Midlothian, Scotland), Wilhelmina's Boarder, Annie (born 1870 in City, Midlothian, Scotland) and Wilhelmina's Boarder, Jane (born 1869 in City, Midlothian, Scotland).
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Wilhelmina Cossar's household
Wilhelmina
Cossar
Head
Helen
Anderson
Daughter
Margaret
Cossar
Daughter
James
Glass
Grandson
Malcolm
McGregor
Boarder
Annie
Marshall
Boarder
Jane
McWilliams
Boarder
| First name(s) | Wilhelmina |
| Last name | Cossar |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Widow |
| Age | 74 |
| Birth year | 1807 |
| Birth place | West Linton, Peeblesshire, Scotland |
Household members (7 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Wilhelmina | Cossar | Head | Widow | 74 | 1807 | West Linton, Peeblesshire, Scotland | |
Helen | Anderson | Daughter | Married | 41 | 1840 | Walston, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Margaret | Cossar | Daughter | Unmarried | 32 | 1849 | Walston, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
James | Glass | Grandson | - | 7 | 1874 | Walston, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Malcolm | McGregor | Boarder | - | 9 | 1872 | City, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Annie | Marshall | Boarder | - | 11 | 1870 | City, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Jane | McWilliams | Boarder | - | 12 | 1869 | City, Midlothian, Scotland |
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