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Household of Alexander O Cowan (born 1835, Midlothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Newington, Midlothian, Scotland

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Alexander O Cowan's household

Male

Alexander O

Cowan

Head
Female

Rachel M

Cowan

Wife
Male

Alexander

Cowan

Son
Male

James S

Cowan

Son
Male

Oswald B

Cowan

Son
Male

Geoffrey

Cowan

Son
Male

Kenneth

Cowan

Son
Female

Christina

Sime

Servant
Female

Mary

Alison

Servant
Female

Filias

McIntosh

Servant
Female

Margaret

Dickson

Servant
Female

Jessie

Taylor

Servant
First name(s) Alexander O
Last name Cowan
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander O

Cowan

Head

Married

46

1835

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Rachel M

Cowan

Wife

Married

30

1851

England

Alexander

Cowan

Son

-

7

1874

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

James S

Cowan

Son

-

6

1875

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Oswald B

Cowan

Son

-

4

1877

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Geoffrey

Cowan

Son

-

2

1879

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Kenneth

Cowan

Son

-

0

1881

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Christina

Sime

Servant

Unmarried

38

1843

Largo, Fife, Scotland

Mary

Alison

Servant

Unmarried

25

1856

Argyllshire, Scotland

Filias

McIntosh

Servant

Unmarried

24

1857

-

Margaret

Dickson

Servant

Unmarried

17

1864

Roslin, Midlothian, Scotland

Jessie

Taylor

Servant

Unmarried

39

1842

Marykirk, Kincardineshire, Scotland

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