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Household of James Bowman (born 1820, Fife)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Monance, Fife, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Bowman, born in 1820 in Crail, Fife, consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, widower. He had 4 children; John (born 1863 in St Monance, Fife, Scotland), Andrew (born 1865 in St Monance, Fife, Scotland), David (born 1870 in St Monance, Fife, Scotland) and William (born 1872 in St Monance, Fife, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Sister, Caroline (born 1816 in Crail, Fife, Scotland), James's Servant, Ann (born 1855 in Cameron, Fife, Scotland) and James's Servant, Helen (born 1859 in Crail, Fife, Scotland).


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James Bowman's household

Male

James

Bowman

Head
Male

John

Bowman

Son
Male

Andrew

Bowman

Son
Male

David

Bowman

Son
Male

William

Bowman

Son
Female

Caroline

Bowman

Sister
Female

Ann

Russell

Servant
Female

Helen

Liddel

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Bowman
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 61
Birth year 1820
Birth place Crail, Fife, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Bowman

Head

Widower

61

1820

Crail, Fife, Scotland

John

Bowman

Son

Unmarried

18

1863

St Monance, Fife, Scotland

Andrew

Bowman

Son

Unmarried

16

1865

St Monance, Fife, Scotland

David

Bowman

Son

-

11

1870

St Monance, Fife, Scotland

William

Bowman

Son

-

9

1872

St Monance, Fife, Scotland

Caroline

Bowman

Sister

Unmarried

65

1816

Crail, Fife, Scotland

Ann

Russell

Servant

Unmarried

26

1855

Cameron, Fife, Scotland

Helen

Liddel

Servant

Unmarried

22

1859

Crail, Fife, Scotland

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