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Household of James Bowman (born 1848, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Gorbals, 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 Bowman and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Bowman, born in 1848 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 6 members. James was the head of the household, married to Margaret Bowman, born in 1851 in England. They had 3 children; Margaret L (born 1877 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Ann B (born 1879 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Constance (born 1881 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Servant, Janet Craig, born in 1864 in Irvine, Ayrshire, Scotland.


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James Bowman's household

Male

James

Bowman

Head
Female

Margaret

Bowman

Wife
Female

Margaret L

Bowman

Daughter
Female

Ann B

Bowman

Daughter
Female

Constance

Bowman

Daughter
Female

Janet

Craig

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Bowman
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Bowman

Head

Married

33

1848

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Bowman

Wife

Married

30

1851

England

Margaret L

Bowman

Daughter

-

4

1877

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Ann B

Bowman

Daughter

-

2

1879

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Constance

Bowman

Daughter

-

0

1881

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Janet

Craig

Servant

Unmarried

17

1864

Irvine, Ayrshire, Scotland

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