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Household of William Cowie (born 1839, Aberdeenshire)

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

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Cowie, born in 1839 in Aberdeenshire, consisted of 10 members. William was the head of the household, married to Ann G Cowie, born in 1850 in Kincardineshire, Scotland. They had 7 children; William (born 1859 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Maggie B (born 1868 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Jane (born 1870 in Fyvie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Alexander Mcl (born 1872 in Fyvie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Robert A (born 1877 in Fyvie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Matilda A (born 1879 in Fyvie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Annie R (born 1881 in Fyvie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Servant, Mary Cowie, born in 1856 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland.


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William Cowie's household

Male

William

Cowie

Head
Female

Ann G

Cowie

Wife
Male

William

Cowie

Son
Female

Maggie B

Cowie

Daughter
Female

Jane

Cowie

Daughter
Male

Alexander Mcl

Cowie

Son
Male

Robert A

Cowie

Son
Female

Matilda A

Cowie

Daughter
Female

Annie R

Cowie

Daughter
Female

Mary

Cowie

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Cowie
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Cowie

Head

Married

42

1839

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Ann G

Cowie

Wife

Married

31

1850

Kincardineshire, Scotland

William

Cowie

Son

Unmarried

22

1859

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Maggie B

Cowie

Daughter

-

13

1868

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Jane

Cowie

Daughter

-

11

1870

Fyvie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Alexander Mcl

Cowie

Son

-

9

1872

Fyvie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Robert A

Cowie

Son

-

4

1877

Fyvie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Matilda A

Cowie

Daughter

-

2

1879

Fyvie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Annie R

Cowie

Daughter

-

0

1881

Fyvie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Mary

Cowie

Servant

Unmarried

25

1856

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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