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Household of James H Bower (born 1831, Forfarshire (Angus))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, 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 H Bower and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James H Bower, born in 1831 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 11 members. James H was the head of the household, married to Susan Bower, born in 1846 in Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland. They had 6 children; Haddon (born 1869 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Mary J (born 1870 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), George H (born 1872 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Edward W (born 1876 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Herbert H (born 1877 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and James A (born 1878 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James H's Servant, Eliza G (born 1857 in Inverkeithny, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), James H's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1863 in Torphins, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and James H's Servant, Isabella (born 1864 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).


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James H Bower's household

Male

James H

Bower

Head
Female

Susan

Bower

Wife
Male

Haddon

Bower

Son
Female

Mary J

Bower

Daughter
Male

George H

Bower

Son
Male

Edward W

Bower

Son
Male

Herbert H

Bower

Son
Male

James A

Bower

Son
Female

Eliza G

Rennie

Servant
Female

Elizabeth

Law

Servant
Female

Isabella

Pirie

Servant
First name(s) James H
Last name Bower
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James H

Bower

Head

Married

50

1831

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Susan

Bower

Wife

Married

35

1846

Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Haddon

Bower

Son

-

12

1869

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Mary J

Bower

Daughter

-

11

1870

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

George H

Bower

Son

-

9

1872

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Edward W

Bower

Son

-

5

1876

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Herbert H

Bower

Son

-

4

1877

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

James A

Bower

Son

-

3

1878

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Eliza G

Rennie

Servant

Unmarried

24

1857

Inverkeithny, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Law

Servant

Unmarried

18

1863

Torphins, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Isabella

Pirie

Servant

Unmarried

17

1864

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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