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Household of Peter Cowe (born 1840, Berwickshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Eccles, Berwickshire, 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.

Peter Cowe and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Peter Cowe, born in 1840 in Coldingham, Berwickshire, consisted of 9 members. Peter was the head of the household, married to Martha A Cowe, born in 1848 in England. They had 4 children; Robert (born 1870 in Eccles, Berwickshire, Scotland), David (born 1872 in Eccles, Berwickshire, Scotland), Maggie F (born 1875 in Eccles, Berwickshire, Scotland) and Elizabeth M (born 1880 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Peter's Servant, Agnes (born 1853 in Oxnam, Roxburghshire, Scotland), Peter's Servant, Mary (born 1857 in Gordon, Berwickshire, Scotland) and Peter's Servant, Isabella (born 1861 in Kelso, Roxburghshire, Scotland).


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Peter Cowe's household

Male

Peter

Cowe

Head
Female

Martha A

Cowe

Wife
Male

Robert

Cowe

Son
Male

David

Cowe

Son
Female

Maggie F

Cowe

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth M

Cowe

Daughter
Female

Agnes

McDougall

Servant
Female

Mary

Steel

Servant
Female

Isabella

Rutherford

Servant
First name(s) Peter
Last name Cowe
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Coldingham, Berwickshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Peter

Cowe

Head

Married

41

1840

Coldingham, Berwickshire, Scotland

Martha A

Cowe

Wife

Married

33

1848

England

Robert

Cowe

Son

-

11

1870

Eccles, Berwickshire, Scotland

David

Cowe

Son

-

9

1872

Eccles, Berwickshire, Scotland

Maggie F

Cowe

Daughter

-

6

1875

Eccles, Berwickshire, Scotland

Elizabeth M

Cowe

Daughter

-

1

1880

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Agnes

McDougall

Servant

Unmarried

28

1853

Oxnam, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Mary

Steel

Servant

Unmarried

24

1857

Gordon, Berwickshire, Scotland

Isabella

Rutherford

Servant

Unmarried

20

1861

Kelso, Roxburghshire, Scotland

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