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Household of David Bowman (born 1843, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Gorbals, 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.

David Bowman and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of David Bowman, born in 1843 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 7 members. David was the head of the household, married to Barbara Bowman, born in 1857 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; David L (born 1871 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Frances H (born 1876 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were David's Servant, Jane (born 1865 in England), David's Grandmother, Barbara (born 1812 in Port Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and David's Mother-In-Law, Jane (born 1837 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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David Bowman's household

Male

David

Bowman

Head
Female

Barbara

Bowman

Wife
Male

David L

Bowman

Son
Female

Frances H

Bowman

Daughter
Female

Jane

Thorburn

Servant
Female

Barbara

Johnstone

Grandmother
Female

Jane

Collier

Mother-In-Law
First name(s) David
Last name Bowman
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

David

Bowman

Head

Married

38

1843

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Barbara

Bowman

Wife

Married

24

1857

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

David L

Bowman

Son

Unmarried

10

1871

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Frances H

Bowman

Daughter

Unmarried

5

1876

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jane

Thorburn

Servant

Unmarried

16

1865

England

Barbara

Johnstone

Grandmother

Widow

69

1812

Port Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Jane

Collier

Mother-In-Law

Widow

44

1837

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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