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Household of William Cowie (born 1850, Forfarshire (Angus))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ferry Port on Craig, Fife, 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 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Cowie, born in 1850 in Broughty Ferry, Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 5 members. William was the head of the household, married to Theresa Cowie, born in 1853 in Dublin, Dublin, Ireland. They had 3 children; Margaret (born 1876 in Fife, Scotland), Alexander (born 1877 in Fife, Scotland) and Elizabeth (born 1879 in Fife, Scotland).


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William Cowie's household

Male

William

Cowie

Head
Female

Theresa

Cowie

Wife
Female

Margaret

Cowie

Daughter
Male

Alexander

Cowie

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Cowie

Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name Cowie
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 31
Birth year 1850
Birth place Broughty Ferry, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Cowie

Head

Married

31

1850

Broughty Ferry, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Theresa

Cowie

Wife

Married

28

1853

Dublin, Dublin, Ireland

Margaret

Cowie

Daughter

-

5

1876

Fife, Scotland

Alexander

Cowie

Son

-

4

1877

Fife, Scotland

Elizabeth

Cowie

Daughter

-

2

1879

Fife, Scotland

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