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Household of Alexander Bowman (born 1834, Midlothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Newington, 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 Bowman and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Bowman, born in 1834 in Midlothian, consisted of 8 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Isabella Bowman, born in 1833 in Midlothian, Scotland. They had 6 children; David (born 1859 in Midlothian, Scotland), John (born 1861 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Jessie (born 1865 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Alexander (born 1869 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), James (born 1871 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and Christina (born 1874 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).


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Alexander Bowman's household

Male

Alexander

Bowman

Head
Female

Isabella

Bowman

Wife
Male

David

Bowman

Son
Male

John

Bowman

Son
Female

Jessie

Bowman

Daughter
Male

Alexander

Bowman

Son
Male

James

Bowman

Son
Female

Christina

Bowman

Daughter
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Bowman
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Bowman

Head

Married

47

1834

Midlothian, Scotland

Isabella

Bowman

Wife

Married

48

1833

Midlothian, Scotland

David

Bowman

Son

Unmarried

22

1859

Midlothian, Scotland

John

Bowman

Son

Unmarried

20

1861

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Jessie

Bowman

Daughter

Unmarried

16

1865

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Alexander

Bowman

Son

-

12

1869

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

James

Bowman

Son

-

10

1871

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Christina

Bowman

Daughter

-

7

1874

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

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