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Household of John Bowes (born 1845, Ayrshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Cockpen, Midlothian, 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.

John Bowes and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Bowes, born in 1845 in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Ann Bowes, born in 1843 in Riccarton, Ayrshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; John (born 1865 in Irvine, Ayrshire, Scotland), Thomas (born 1870 in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland), Margaret (born 1872 in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland), Johnstone (born 1875 in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland), William (born 1878 in Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Allan (born 1881 in Lasswade, Midlothian, Scotland).


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John Bowes's household

Male

John

Bowes

Head
Female

Ann

Bowes

Wife
Male

John

Bowes

Son
Male

Thomas

Bowes

Son
Female

Margaret

Bowes

Daughter
Male

Johnstone

Bowes

Son
Male

William

Bowes

Son
Male

Allan

Bowes

Son
First name(s) John
Last name Bowes
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Bowes

Head

Married

36

1845

Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland

Ann

Bowes

Wife

Married

38

1843

Riccarton, Ayrshire, Scotland

John

Bowes

Son

-

16

1865

Irvine, Ayrshire, Scotland

Thomas

Bowes

Son

-

11

1870

Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland

Margaret

Bowes

Daughter

-

9

1872

Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland

Johnstone

Bowes

Son

-

6

1875

Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland

William

Bowes

Son

-

3

1878

Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Allan

Bowes

Son

-

0

1881

Lasswade, Midlothian, Scotland

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