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Household of Alex Bowman (born 1856, Dunbartonshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kirkintilloch, Dunbartonshire, 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.

Alex Bowman and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alex Bowman, born in 1856 in Cardross, Dunbartonshire, consisted of 5 members. Alex was the head of the household, married to Eliza Bowman, born in 1852 in Kirkintilloch, Dunbartonshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; Robert (born 1876 in Kirkintilloch, Dunbartonshire, Scotland) and Margaret (born 1880 in Kirkintilloch, Dunbartonshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Alex's Mother-In-Law, Margaret Buchanan, born in 1811 in Kirkintilloch, Dunbartonshire, Scotland.


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Alex Bowman's household

Male

Alex

Bowman

Head
Female

Eliza

Bowman

Wife
Male

Robert

Bowman

Son
Female

Margaret

Bowman

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Buchanan

Mother-In-Law
First name(s) Alex
Last name Bowman
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 25
Birth year 1856
Birth place Cardross, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alex

Bowman

Head

Married

25

1856

Cardross, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Eliza

Bowman

Wife

Married

29

1852

Kirkintilloch, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Robert

Bowman

Son

-

5

1876

Kirkintilloch, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Margaret

Bowman

Daughter

-

1

1880

Kirkintilloch, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Margaret

Buchanan

Mother-In-Law

Widow

70

1811

Kirkintilloch, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

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