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Household of James Bowie (born 1844, Lanarkshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in South Leith, 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 Bowie and 8 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Bowie, born in 1844 in Bothwell, Lanarkshire, consisted of 9 members. James was the head of the household, married to Margaret J Bowie, born in 1851 in Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland. They had 5 children; William (born 1873 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland), Margaret S (born 1875 in Lanarkshire, Scotland), Ellen G (born 1877 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland), James (born 1878 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland) and John (born 1880 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Visitor, Ellen (born 1846 in Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and James's Boarder, James (born 1813 in Garlieston, Wigtownshire, Scotland).
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James Bowie's household
James
Bowie
Head
Margaret J
Bowie
Wife
William
Bowie
Son
Margaret S
Bowie
Daughter
Ellen G
Bowie
Daughter
James
Bowie
Son
John
Bowie
Son
Ellen
Bowie
Visitor
James
Taylor
Boarder
| First name(s) | James |
| Last name | Bowie |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 37 |
| Birth year | 1844 |
| Birth place | Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland |
Household members (9 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
James | Bowie | Head | Married | 37 | 1844 | Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Margaret J | Bowie | Wife | Married | 30 | 1851 | Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland | |
William | Bowie | Son | - | 8 | 1873 | Leith, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Margaret S | Bowie | Daughter | - | 6 | 1875 | Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Ellen G | Bowie | Daughter | - | 4 | 1877 | Leith, Midlothian, Scotland | |
James | Bowie | Son | - | 3 | 1878 | Leith, Midlothian, Scotland | |
John | Bowie | Son | - | 1 | 1880 | Leith, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Ellen | Bowie | Visitor | Unmarried | 35 | 1846 | Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
James | Taylor | Boarder | Unmarried | 68 | 1813 | Garlieston, Wigtownshire, Scotland |
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