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Household of William Cowan (born 1823, Orkney)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland

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William Cowan's household

Male

William

Cowan

Head
Female

Deboroah

Cowan

Wife
Female

Mary

Cowan

Daughter
Female

Kathleen

Courtenay

Granddaughter
Female

Helen

Courtenay

Granddaughter
Male

Edward W

Courtenay

Grandson
Female

Catherine

Wilson

Servant
Female

Margaret

Dearness

Servant
Female

Jemima

Spence

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Cowan
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 58
Birth year 1823
Birth place Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Cowan

Head

Married

58

1823

Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland

Deboroah

Cowan

Wife

Married

55

1826

Annan, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Mary

Cowan

Daughter

Unmarried

29

1852

London, Middlesex, England

Kathleen

Courtenay

Granddaughter

-

6

1875

Tranent, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Helen

Courtenay

Granddaughter

-

4

1877

Tranent, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Edward W

Courtenay

Grandson

Unmarried

3

1878

Tranent, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Catherine

Wilson

Servant

Unmarried

23

1858

Orkney, Scotland

Margaret

Dearness

Servant

Unmarried

19

1862

Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland

Jemima

Spence

Servant

-

18

1863

Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland

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