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Household of David Bowman (born 1855, Forfarshire (Angus))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Arbroath, 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.

David Bowman and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of David Bowman, born in 1855 in Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 6 members. David was the head of the household, married to Margaret Bowman, born in 1857 in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland. They had 3 children; Jane A (born 1878 in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Robert (born 1880 in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and David (born 1881 in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was David's Sister-In-Law, Jane A Chalmers, born in 1863 in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland.


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David Bowman's household

Male

David

Bowman

Head
Female

Margaret

Bowman

Wife
Female

Jane A

Bowman

Daughter
Male

Robert

Bowman

Son
Male

David

Bowman

Son
Female

Jane A

Chalmers

Sister-In-Law
First name(s) David
Last name Bowman
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 26
Birth year 1855
Birth place Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

David

Bowman

Head

Married

26

1855

Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Margaret

Bowman

Wife

Married

24

1857

Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Jane A

Bowman

Daughter

-

3

1878

Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Robert

Bowman

Son

-

1

1880

Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

David

Bowman

Son

-

0

1881

Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Jane A

Chalmers

Sister-In-Law

Unmarried

18

1863

Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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