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Household of Alexander Bowie (born 1811, Forfarshire (Angus))
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Arbirlot, Forfarshire (Angus), 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 Bowie and 7 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Bowie, born in 1811 in Arbirlot, Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 8 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Margaret Bowie, born in 1820 in Brechin, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland. They had 5 children; Jane (born 1848 in Arbirlot, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Margaret (born 1854 in Arbirlot, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Eliza S (born 1857 in Arbirlot, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Robina (born 1860 in Arbirlot, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and Catherine J (born 1861 in Arbirlot, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Alexander's Servant, Jean Ann Dear, born in 1860 in St Vigeans, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland.
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Alexander Bowie's household
Alexander
Bowie
Head
Margaret
Bowie
Wife
Jane
Bowie
Daughter
Margaret
Bowie
Daughter
Eliza S
Bowie
Daughter
Robina
Bowie
Daughter
Catherine J
Bowie
Daughter
Jean Ann
Dear
Servant
| First name(s) | Alexander |
| Last name | Bowie |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 70 |
| Birth year | 1811 |
| Birth place | Arbirlot, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland |
Household members (8 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alexander | Bowie | Head | Married | 70 | 1811 | Arbirlot, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland | |
Margaret | Bowie | Wife | Married | 61 | 1820 | Brechin, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland | |
Jane | Bowie | Daughter | Unmarried | 33 | 1848 | Arbirlot, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland | |
Margaret | Bowie | Daughter | Unmarried | 27 | 1854 | Arbirlot, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland | |
Eliza S | Bowie | Daughter | Unmarried | 24 | 1857 | Arbirlot, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland | |
Robina | Bowie | Daughter | Unmarried | 21 | 1860 | Arbirlot, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland | |
Catherine J | Bowie | Daughter | Unmarried | 20 | 1861 | Arbirlot, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland | |
Jean Ann | Dear | Servant | Unmarried | 21 | 1860 | St Vigeans, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland |
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