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Household of Duncan Bowie (born 1845, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Edinburgh, St Giles, 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.

Duncan Bowie and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Duncan Bowie, born in 1845 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 5 members. Duncan was the head of the household, married to Agnes Bowie, born in 1850 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 1 child; Maggie, born 1879 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household were Duncan's Father-In-Law, David Orr (born 1816 in Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland) and Duncan's Brother-In-Law, Frederick (born 1860 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).


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Duncan Bowie's household

Male

Duncan

Bowie

Head
Female

Agnes

Bowie

Wife
Female

Maggie

Bowie

Daughter
Male

David Orr

Smith

Father-In-Law
Male

Frederick

Smith

Brother-In-Law
First name(s) Duncan
Last name Bowie
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Duncan

Bowie

Head

Married

36

1845

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Agnes

Bowie

Wife

Married

31

1850

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Maggie

Bowie

Daughter

-

2

1879

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

David Orr

Smith

Father-In-Law

Married

65

1816

Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland

Frederick

Smith

Brother-In-Law

Unmarried

21

1860

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

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