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Household of John Bowie (born 1842, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bridgeton, 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.

John Bowie and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Bowie, born in 1842 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Margaret Bowie, born in 1845 in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; John (born 1877 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Mary H (born 1879 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Andrew B (born 1880 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Servant, Emma Downs, born in 1861 in Motherwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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John Bowie's household

Male

John

Bowie

Head
Female

Margaret

Bowie

Wife
Male

John

Bowie

Son
Female

Mary H

Bowie

Daughter
Male

Andrew B

Bowie

Son
Female

Emma

Downs

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Bowie
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Bowie

Head

Married

39

1842

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Bowie

Wife

Married

36

1845

Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland

John

Bowie

Son

Unmarried

4

1877

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary H

Bowie

Daughter

Unmarried

2

1879

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Andrew B

Bowie

Son

Unmarried

1

1880

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Emma

Downs

Servant

Unmarried

20

1861

Motherwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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