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Household of John Bowie (born 1842, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Nicholas Aberdeen, 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.

John Bowie and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Bowie, born in 1842 in Old Deer, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Bowie, born in 1841 in Banffshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; James (born 1868 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Mary (born 1871 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Elspit (born 1872 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), John (born 1875 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Jane B (born 1878 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).


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John Bowie's household

Male

John

Bowie

Head
Female

Mary

Bowie

Wife
Male

James

Bowie

Son
Female

Mary

Bowie

Daughter
Female

Elspit

Bowie

Daughter
Male

John

Bowie

Son
Female

Jane B

Bowie

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Bowie
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Old Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Bowie

Head

Married

39

1842

Old Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Mary

Bowie

Wife

Married

40

1841

Banffshire, Scotland

James

Bowie

Son

Unmarried

13

1868

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Mary

Bowie

Daughter

-

10

1871

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Elspit

Bowie

Daughter

-

9

1872

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

John

Bowie

Son

-

6

1875

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Jane B

Bowie

Daughter

-

3

1878

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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