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Household of William Cowe (born 1847, Berwickshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Canongate, Midlothian, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Cowe, born in 1847 in Ayton, Berwickshire, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Catherine Cowe, born in 1851 in Garvald, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland. They had 5 children; Agnes R (born 1874 in Newington, Midlothian, Scotland), Marjory B (born 1876 in St Cuthbert's, Midlothian, Scotland), Richard (born 1877 in St Cuthbert's, Midlothian, Scotland), James B (born 1879 in St Cuthbert's, Midlothian, Scotland) and George (born 1881 in St Cuthbert's, Midlothian, Scotland).


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William Cowe's household

Male

William

Cowe

Head
Female

Catherine

Cowe

Wife
Female

Agnes R

Cowe

Daughter
Female

Marjory B

Cowe

Daughter
Male

Richard

Cowe

Son
Male

James B

Cowe

Son
Male

George

Cowe

Son
First name(s) William
Last name Cowe
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Ayton, Berwickshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Cowe

Head

Married

34

1847

Ayton, Berwickshire, Scotland

Catherine

Cowe

Wife

Married

30

1851

Garvald, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Agnes R

Cowe

Daughter

-

7

1874

Newington, Midlothian, Scotland

Marjory B

Cowe

Daughter

-

5

1876

St Cuthbert's, Midlothian, Scotland

Richard

Cowe

Son

-

4

1877

St Cuthbert's, Midlothian, Scotland

James B

Cowe

Son

-

2

1879

St Cuthbert's, Midlothian, Scotland

George

Cowe

Son

-

0

1881

St Cuthbert's, Midlothian, Scotland

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