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Household of William Cow (born 1844, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire, 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 Cow and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Cow, born in 1844 in Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 5 members. William was the head of the household, married to Christina S Cow, born in 1845 in Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household were William's Step Son, George W (born 1870 in Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), William's Boarder, Sarah R (born 1881 in Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and William's Mother-In-Law, Elspet (born 1796 in Tyrie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).


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William Cow's household

Male

William

Cow

Head
Female

Christina S

Cow

Wife
Male

George W

Cow

Step Son
Female

Sarah R

Duncan

Boarder
Female

Elspet

Mensel

Mother-In-Law
First name(s) William
Last name Cow
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Cow

Head

Married

37

1844

Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Christina S

Cow

Wife

Married

36

1845

Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

George W

Cow

Step Son

-

11

1870

Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Sarah R

Duncan

Boarder

-

0

1881

Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Elspet

Mensel

Mother-In-Law

Widow

85

1796

Tyrie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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