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Household of James Bowie (born 1824, Ayrshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Govan Church, 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.
James Bowie and 7 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Bowie, born in 1824 in Stair, Ayrshire, consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Bowie, born in 1824 in Wigton, Wigtownshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; James (born 1853 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Jessie C (born 1855 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Bessie (born 1857 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), David (born 1860 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Thomas C (born 1861 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Servant, Helen Steele, born in 1846 in Row, Dunbartonshire, Scotland.
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James Bowie's household
James
Bowie
Head
Elizabeth
Bowie
Wife
James
Bowie Jr
Son
Jessie C
Bowie
Daughter
Bessie
Bowie
Daughter
David
Bowie
Son
Thomas C
Bowie
Son
Helen
Steele
Servant
| First name(s) | James |
| Last name | Bowie |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 57 |
| Birth year | 1824 |
| Birth place | Stair, Ayrshire, Scotland |
Household members (8 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
James | Bowie | Head | Married | 57 | 1824 | Stair, Ayrshire, Scotland | |
Elizabeth | Bowie | Wife | Married | 57 | 1824 | Wigton, Wigtownshire, Scotland | |
James | Bowie Jr | Son | Unmarried | 28 | 1853 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Jessie C | Bowie | Daughter | Unmarried | 26 | 1855 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Bessie | Bowie | Daughter | Unmarried | 24 | 1857 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
David | Bowie | Son | Unmarried | 21 | 1860 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Thomas C | Bowie | Son | Unmarried | 20 | 1861 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Helen | Steele | Servant | Unmarried | 35 | 1846 | Row, Dunbartonshire, Scotland |
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