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Household of James Bowman (born 1852, Forfarshire (Angus))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Tradeston, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Bowman, born in 1852 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 7 members. James was the head of the household, married to Mary Smollett Or Bowman, born in 1851 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland. They had 3 children; David (born 1873 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Barbara (born 1877 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Agnes (born 1879 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Boarder, George (born 1849 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and James's Boarder, John (born 1857 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).


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James Bowman's household

Male

James

Bowman

Head
Female

Mary

Smollett Or Bowman

Wife
Male

David

Bowman

Son
Female

Barbara

Bowman

Daughter
Female

Agnes

Bowman

Daughter
Male

George

Smollett

Boarder
Male

John

Smollett

Boarder
First name(s) James
Last name Bowman
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 29
Birth year 1852
Birth place Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Bowman

Head

Married

29

1852

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Mary

Smollett Or Bowman

Wife

Married

30

1851

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

David

Bowman

Son

-

8

1873

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Barbara

Bowman

Daughter

-

4

1877

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Agnes

Bowman

Daughter

-

2

1879

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

George

Smollett

Boarder

Married

32

1849

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

John

Smollett

Boarder

Unmarried

24

1857

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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