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Household of James Bowie (born 1837, Renfrewshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West District, Renfrewshire, 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 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Bowie, born in 1837 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, consisted of 11 members. James was the head of the household, married to Jane Bowie, born in 1838 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland. They had 9 children; Robert (born 1861 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Jane (born 1863 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Andrew (born 1865 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Grace (born 1866 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Hugh (born 1869 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland), John (born 1871 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Catherine (born 1873 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Thomas (born 1876 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and William (born 1880 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland).


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James Bowie's household

Male

James

Bowie

Head
Female

Jane

Bowie

Wife
Male

Robert

Bowie

Son
Female

Jane

Bowie

Daughter
Male

Andrew

Bowie

Son
Female

Grace

Bowie

Daughter
Male

Hugh

Bowie

Son
Male

John

Bowie

Son
Female

Catherine

Bowie

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Bowie

Son
Male

William

Bowie

Son
First name(s) James
Last name Bowie
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Bowie

Head

Married

44

1837

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Jane

Bowie

Wife

Married

43

1838

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Robert

Bowie

Son

Unmarried

20

1861

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Jane

Bowie

Daughter

Unmarried

18

1863

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Andrew

Bowie

Son

Unmarried

16

1865

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Grace

Bowie

Daughter

-

15

1866

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Hugh

Bowie

Son

-

12

1869

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

John

Bowie

Son

-

10

1871

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Catherine

Bowie

Daughter

-

8

1873

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Thomas

Bowie

Son

-

5

1876

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

William

Bowie

Son

-

1

1880

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

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