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Household of William Cobain (born 1845)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Rollox, 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.

William Cobain and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Cobain, born in 1845 in , consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary Cobain, born in 1871 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Mary (born 1871 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Thomas (born 1873 in Ireland), Jane (born 1876 in Ireland) and William (born 1878 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Boarder, Hugh McDonald, born in 1862 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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William Cobain's household

Male

William

Cobain

Head
Female

Mary

Cobain

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Cobain

Son
Female

Jane

Cobain

Daughter
Male

William

Cobain

Son
Male

Hugh

McDonald

Boarder
First name(s) William
Last name Cobain
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Ireland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Cobain

Head

Married

36

1845

Ireland

Mary

Cobain

Daughter

-

10

1871

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Thomas

Cobain

Son

-

8

1873

Ireland

Jane

Cobain

Daughter

-

5

1876

Ireland

William

Cobain

Son

-

3

1878

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Hugh

McDonald

Boarder

Unmarried

19

1862

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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