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Household of James Bowes (born 1830)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Georges, 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.

James Bowes and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Bowes, born in 1830 in , consisted of 10 members. James was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Bowes, born in 1829 in Kedleston, Peeblesshire, Scotland. They had 1 child; John, born 1863 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household were James's Daughter-In-Law, Sarah (born 1854 in Inverness, Invernessshire, Scotland), James's Granddaughter, Marjory (born 1880 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), James's Adopted Daughter, Jane (born 1873 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), James's Boarder, William (born 1860 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), James's Boarder, Robert (born 1862 in Queensferry, Fife, Scotland), James's Boarder, Mary Ann (born 1846 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and James's Boarder, William (born 1867 in Elgin, Renfrewshire, Scotland).


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James Bowes's household

Male

James

Bowes

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Bowes

Wife
Male

John

Bowes

Son
Female

Sarah

Bowes

Daughter-In-Law
Female

Marjory

Bowes

Granddaughter
Female

Jane

Wilson

Adopted Daughter
Male

William

Mathew

Boarder
Male

Robert

Mathew

Boarder
Female

Mary Ann

Mathew

Boarder
Male

William

Clark

Boarder
First name(s) James
Last name Bowes
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 51
Birth year 1830
Birth place England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Bowes

Head

Married

51

1830

England

Elizabeth

Bowes

Wife

Married

52

1829

Kedleston, Peeblesshire, Scotland

John

Bowes

Son

Unmarried

18

1863

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Sarah

Bowes

Daughter-In-Law

Widow

27

1854

Inverness, Invernessshire, Scotland

Marjory

Bowes

Granddaughter

-

1

1880

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Jane

Wilson

Adopted Daughter

-

8

1873

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

William

Mathew

Boarder

Unmarried

21

1860

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Robert

Mathew

Boarder

Unmarried

19

1862

Queensferry, Fife, Scotland

Mary Ann

Mathew

Boarder

Unmarried

35

1846

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

William

Clark

Boarder

Unmarried

14

1867

Elgin, Renfrewshire, Scotland

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