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Household of John Bowie (born 1836, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Linlithgow, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), 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 1836 in Linlithgow, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, widower. He had 6 children; Janet (born 1860 in Linlithgow, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland), John (born 1869 in Linlithgow, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland), Margaret (born 1874 in Linlithgow, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland), Allison (born 1876 in Linlithgow, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland), Barbara (born 1877 in Linlithgow, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland) and Agnes (born 1879 in Linlithgow, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland).


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John Bowie's household

Male

John

Bowie

Head
Female

Janet

Bowie

Daughter
Male

John

Bowie

Son
Female

Margaret

Bowie

Daughter
Female

Allison

Bowie

Daughter
Female

Barbara

Bowie

Daughter
Female

Agnes

Bowie

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Bowie
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Linlithgow, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Bowie

Head

Widower

45

1836

Linlithgow, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Janet

Bowie

Daughter

Unmarried

21

1860

Linlithgow, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

John

Bowie

Son

-

12

1869

Linlithgow, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Margaret

Bowie

Daughter

-

7

1874

Linlithgow, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Allison

Bowie

Daughter

-

5

1876

Linlithgow, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Barbara

Bowie

Daughter

-

4

1877

Linlithgow, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Agnes

Bowie

Daughter

-

2

1879

Linlithgow, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

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