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Household of William Cowe (born 1831, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Udny, 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 Cowe and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Cowe, born in 1831 in Aberdeenshire, consisted of 10 members. William was the head of the household, married to Christina L Cowe, born in 1832 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; William A (born 1860 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Alexander (born 1865 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Margaret (born 1867 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland), James T (born 1869 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Jean (born 1871 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and George T (born 1876 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Servant, James F L (born 1860 in Strichen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and William's Servant, John (born 1856 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland).


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William Cowe's household

Male

William

Cowe

Head
Female

Christina L

Cowe

Wife
Male

William A

Cowe

Son
Male

Alexander

Cowe

Son
Female

Margaret

Cowe

Daughter
Male

James T

Cowe

Son
Female

Jean

Cowe

Daughter
Male

George T

Cowe

Son
Male

James F L

Hemmingway

Servant
Male

John

Macaulay

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Cowe
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Cowe

Head

Married

50

1831

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Christina L

Cowe

Wife

Married

49

1832

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

William A

Cowe

Son

Unmarried

21

1860

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Alexander

Cowe

Son

Unmarried

16

1865

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Margaret

Cowe

Daughter

-

14

1867

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

James T

Cowe

Son

-

12

1869

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Jean

Cowe

Daughter

-

10

1871

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

George T

Cowe

Son

-

5

1876

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

James F L

Hemmingway

Servant

Unmarried

21

1860

Strichen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

John

Macaulay

Servant

Unmarried

25

1856

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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