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Household of Alexander Bowie (born 1827, Midlothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West Calder, Midlothian, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Bowie, born in 1827 in West Calder, Midlothian, consisted of 7 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Bowie, born in 1833 in Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Alex (born 1861 in West Calder, Midlothian, Scotland), George (born 1865 in West Calder, Midlothian, Scotland), John (born 1868 in West Calder, Midlothian, Scotland), Janet (born 1873 in West Calder, Midlothian, Scotland) and Agnes (born 1875 in West Calder, Midlothian, Scotland).


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Alexander Bowie's household

Male

Alexander

Bowie

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Bowie

Wife
Male

Alex

Bowie

Son
Male

George

Bowie

Son
Male

John

Bowie

Son
Female

Janet

Bowie

Daughter
Female

Agnes

Bowie

Daughter
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Bowie
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 54
Birth year 1827
Birth place West Calder, Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Bowie

Head

Married

54

1827

West Calder, Midlothian, Scotland

Elizabeth

Bowie

Wife

Married

48

1833

Lanarkshire, Scotland

Alex

Bowie

Son

Unmarried

20

1861

West Calder, Midlothian, Scotland

George

Bowie

Son

Unmarried

16

1865

West Calder, Midlothian, Scotland

John

Bowie

Son

Unmarried

13

1868

West Calder, Midlothian, Scotland

Janet

Bowie

Daughter

Unmarried

8

1873

West Calder, Midlothian, Scotland

Agnes

Bowie

Daughter

Unmarried

6

1875

West Calder, Midlothian, Scotland

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