Cowe - 1891/1901 census look-up

[hume]

Hello everyone,

Can anyone find George Cowe (born abt. 1839) in the 1891/1901 census? He was a railway labourer, and was married to Janet Gillan. His children should include George, Agnes and Margaret. They are possibly living in Innerwick or Dunbar.

Thank you,
hume24

[wozzle]

1891
george cowe age 49. b. haddington. occ. railway surface man. head.
janet age 44. b. dunbar. wife.
margaret age 13. b. innerwick. daughter.
robina age 9. b. ditto. daughter.
andrew age 6. b. ditto. son.
janet age 3. b. ditto. daughter.
living at ;innerwick village,east lothian.

[wozzle]

1901
george cowe age 59. b. haddington. occ. railway surfaceman. head.
janet age 55. b. dunbar. wife.
robina age 18. b. innerwick. occ. farm out worker. daughter.
andrew age 16.b. ditto. occ. farm servant. son.
janet age 13. b. ditto. occ. farm servant. daughter.
living at ;east barns cottages,dunbar,east lothian.

[hume]

That's brilliant. Thanks wozzle.

hume24

[wozzle]

here is agnes in 1891
richard hunter age 40. b. india. occ. living on private means. head.
eliza fraser age 34. b. alloa. occ. domestic cook.
helen young age 26. b. forfar. occ. domestic housemaid.
john dippie age 23. b. botton,hadingtonshire. occ. butler.
thomas baxter age 21. b. edinburgh. occ. domestic groom.
jemima wilson age 21. b. burntisland,fifeshire. occ. domestic housemaid.
john coutts age 20. b. aberdeen. occ. footman.
agnes cowe age 14. b. dunbar. occ. kitchenmaid.
living at ;barneyhill farm,dunbar,east lothian.

[hume]

Thanks wozzle. Next I'll be trying to find some marriages for the children ... already got one.

hume24

[JMClark]

I am wondering if our Cowe families might be related.  I have an Archibald Cow(e) born at Whittinghame, ca. 1784.  He married Euphemia Nisbet and their children were all born at Prestonkirk.  One of the sons was Francis and he was married twice.  (Elizabeth Richardson, Margaret Borthwick)  Any of those names ring a bell? 

[hume]

Hi JMClark,

My deepest apologies for not getting back to you sooner. I have been terribly busy and I'm afraid the hobby has came down at the bottom of the list. However, now that some things have "cleared" (so to speak), I've decided to return.

George Cowe was the son of George Cowe and Margaret Gourlay. He had several brothers and sister, and can be found staying at Stevenson, Haddington in the 1841 census. George snr. and Margaret married 1826 at Prestonkirk. George snr. shows as born around 1808, in Prestonkirk, on the 1851 census, but I have no clue to his parents. His death certificate has not been able to be found to confirm any either.

Hope this helps and I'll return if I can find anything more re George.

hume

[JMClark]

Hume,

No George Cowe in my line or any collateral lines as far as I can determine. 

Forgot about this board until now so no need to apologize about not getting back to me sooner.  I understand completely! 

Happy hunting!