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Household of James J Cowan (born 1828, Selkirkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Edinburgh, St Giles, Midlothian, Scotland

James J Cowan and 7 other people are on this record


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James J Cowan's household

Male

James J

Cowan

Head
Female

Jane

Cowan

Wife
Male

William

Cowan

Son
Female

Mary Ann

Cowan

Daughter
Female

Jemima

Cowan

Daughter
Female

Barbara J

Cowan

Daughter
Female

Jessie

Cowan

Daughter
Female

Georgina

Cowan

Daughter
First name(s) James J
Last name Cowan
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 53
Birth year 1828
Birth place Yarrow, Selkirkshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James J

Cowan

Head

Married

53

1828

Yarrow, Selkirkshire, Scotland

Jane

Cowan

Wife

Married

46

1835

Gibraltar

William

Cowan

Son

Unmarried

24

1857

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Mary Ann

Cowan

Daughter

Unmarried

22

1859

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Jemima

Cowan

Daughter

Unmarried

18

1863

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Barbara J

Cowan

Daughter

-

14

1867

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Jessie

Cowan

Daughter

-

12

1869

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Georgina

Cowan

Daughter

-

10

1871

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

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