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Household of James Bowie (born 1842, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kilsyth, Stirlingshire, 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 1842 in Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), consisted of 9 members. James was the head of the household, married to Ellis C Bowie, born in 1846 in Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland. They had 7 children; Jane (born 1868 in Linlithgow, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland), Alison (born 1870 in Wishaw, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Hugh (born 1872 in Wishaw, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Ellis (born 1874 in Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland), Agnes (born 1876 in Wishaw, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John (born 1878 in Wishaw, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Rosina (born 1880 in Kilsyth, Stirlingshire, Scotland).


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James Bowie's household

Male

James

Bowie

Head
Female

Ellis C

Bowie

Wife
Female

Jane

Bowie

Daughter
Female

Alison

Bowie

Daughter
Male

Hugh

Bowie

Son
Female

Ellis

Bowie

Daughter
Female

Agnes

Bowie

Daughter
Male

John

Bowie

Son
Female

Rosina

Bowie

Daughter
First name(s) James
Last name Bowie
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Bowie

Head

Married

39

1842

Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Ellis C

Bowie

Wife

Married

35

1846

Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Jane

Bowie

Daughter

-

13

1868

Linlithgow, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Alison

Bowie

Daughter

-

11

1870

Wishaw, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Hugh

Bowie

Son

-

9

1872

Wishaw, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Ellis

Bowie

Daughter

-

7

1874

Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Agnes

Bowie

Daughter

-

5

1876

Wishaw, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Bowie

Son

-

3

1878

Wishaw, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Rosina

Bowie

Daughter

-

1

1880

Kilsyth, Stirlingshire, Scotland

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