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Household of Alexander Bowes (born 1833, Ayrshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Blackfriars, Lanarkshire, 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.

Alexander Bowes and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Bowes, born in 1833 in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, consisted of 7 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Margaret Bowes, born in 1835 in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Agnes (born 1864 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), William (born 1866 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Margaret (born 1870 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), James (born 1872 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Neil (born 1876 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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Alexander Bowes's household

Male

Alexander

Bowes

Head
Female

Margaret

Bowes

Wife
Female

Agnes

Bowes

Daughter
Male

William

Bowes

Son
Female

Margaret

Bowes

Daughter
Male

James

Bowes

Son
Male

Neil

Bowes

Son
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Bowes
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Bowes

Head

Married

48

1833

Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland

Margaret

Bowes

Wife

Married

46

1835

Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland

Agnes

Bowes

Daughter

Unmarried

17

1864

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Bowes

Son

Unmarried

15

1866

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Bowes

Daughter

Unmarried

11

1870

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Bowes

Son

Unmarried

9

1872

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Neil

Bowes

Son

Unmarried

5

1876

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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