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Household of Alexander Bowie (born 1848, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Lanark, 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 1848 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 6 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Jane Bowie, born in 1852 in Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; John (born 1871 in Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland), William (born 1878 in Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Jane (born 1881 in Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Alexander's Boarder, William Beattie, born in 1791 in Ireland.


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Alexander Bowie's household

Male

Alexander

Bowie

Head
Female

Jane

Bowie

Wife
Male

John

Bowie

Son
Male

William

Bowie

Son
Female

Jane

Bowie

Daughter
Male

William

Beattie

Boarder
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Bowie
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 33
Birth year 1848
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

33

1848

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jane

Bowie

Wife

Married

29

1852

Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Bowie

Son

-

10

1871

Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Bowie

Son

-

3

1878

Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jane

Bowie

Daughter

-

0

1881

Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Beattie

Boarder

Unmarried

90

1791

Ireland

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