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Household of William Cowe (born 1843, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian))
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Prestonkirk, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), 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 1843 in Spott, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), consisted of 10 members. William was the head of the household, married to Isabella Cowe, born in 1843 in Dunbar, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland. They had 7 children; Jessie (born 1866 in Spott, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland), Margaret (born 1868 in Berwickshire, Scotland), Henry (born 1869 in Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland), Isabella (born 1870 in Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland), Georgina (born 1875 in Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland), Liza (born 1880 in Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland) and John (born 1880 in Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Mother-In-Law, Janet Lyall, born in 1815 in Dunbar, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland.
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William Cowe's household
William
Cowe
Head
Isabella
Cowe
Wife
Jessie
Cowe
Daughter
Margaret
Cowe
Daughter
Henry
Cowe
Son
Isabella
Cowe
Daughter
Georgina
Cowe
Daughter
Liza
Cowe
Daughter
John
Cowe
Son
Janet
Lyall
Mother-In-Law
| First name(s) | William |
| Last name | Cowe |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 38 |
| Birth year | 1843 |
| Birth place | Spott, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland |
Household members (10 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
William | Cowe | Head | Married | 38 | 1843 | Spott, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland | |
Isabella | Cowe | Wife | Married | 38 | 1843 | Dunbar, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland | |
Jessie | Cowe | Daughter | Unmarried | 15 | 1866 | Spott, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland | |
Margaret | Cowe | Daughter | - | 13 | 1868 | Berwickshire, Scotland | |
Henry | Cowe | Son | - | 12 | 1869 | Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland | |
Isabella | Cowe | Daughter | - | 11 | 1870 | Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland | |
Georgina | Cowe | Daughter | - | 6 | 1875 | Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland | |
Liza | Cowe | Daughter | - | 1 | 1880 | Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland | |
John | Cowe | Son | - | 1 | 1880 | Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland | |
Janet | Lyall | Mother-In-Law | Widow | 66 | 1815 | Dunbar, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland |
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