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Household of Alexander Bowie (born 1840, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kinning Park, 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 Bowie and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Bowie, born in 1840 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 6 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Bowie, born in 1843 in Bellshill, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Margaret (born 1871 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John (born 1872 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Jane Dick (born 1873 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and William Alexr (born 1879 in Govan, Renfrewshire, Scotland).


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Alexander Bowie's household

Male

Alexander

Bowie

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Bowie

Wife
Female

Margaret

Bowie

Daughter
Male

John

Bowie

Son
Female

Jane Dick

Bowie

Daughter
Male

William Alexr

Bowie

Son
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Bowie
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Bowie

Head

Married

41

1840

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Bowie

Wife

Married

38

1843

Bellshill, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Bowie

Daughter

-

10

1871

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Bowie

Son

-

9

1872

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jane Dick

Bowie

Daughter

-

8

1873

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William Alexr

Bowie

Son

-

2

1879

Govan, Renfrewshire, Scotland

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