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Household of Henry Cowan (born 1853, Ayrshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Stair, Ayrshire, 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.

Henry Cowan and 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Henry Cowan, born in 1853 in Coylton, Ayrshire, consisted of 4 members. Henry was the head of the household, married to Jessie Cowan, born in 1854 in Kirkoswald, Ayrshire, Scotland. They had 1 child; James, born 1880 in Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household was Henry's Servant, Mary Wark, born in 1868 in Dalmellington, Ayrshire, Scotland.


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Henry Cowan's household

Male

Henry

Cowan

Head
Female

Jessie

Cowan

Wife
Male

James

Cowan

Son
Female

Mary

Wark

Servant
First name(s) Henry
Last name Cowan
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 28
Birth year 1853
Birth place Coylton, Ayrshire, Scotland

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Henry

Cowan

Head

Married

28

1853

Coylton, Ayrshire, Scotland

Jessie

Cowan

Wife

-

27

1854

Kirkoswald, Ayrshire, Scotland

James

Cowan

Son

-

1

1880

Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland

Mary

Wark

Servant

-

13

1868

Dalmellington, Ayrshire, Scotland

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