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Household of John Bowman (born 1841, Forfarshire (Angus))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), 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 Bowman and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Bowman, born in 1841 in Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Agnes Bowman, born in 1843 in Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland. They had 4 children; Maggie (born 1871 in Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), William (born 1874 in Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Robert (born 1876 in Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and John (born 1879 in Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Servant, Mary Adamson, born in 1856 in Glamis, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland.


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John Bowman's household

Male

John

Bowman

Head
Female

Agnes

Bowman

Wife
Female

Maggie

Bowman

Daughter
Male

William

Bowman

Son
Male

Robert

Bowman

Son
Male

John

Bowman

Son
Female

Mary

Adamson

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Bowman
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Bowman

Head

Married

40

1841

Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Agnes

Bowman

Wife

Married

38

1843

Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Maggie

Bowman

Daughter

-

10

1871

Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

William

Bowman

Son

-

7

1874

Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Robert

Bowman

Son

-

5

1876

Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

John

Bowman

Son

-

2

1879

Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Mary

Adamson

Servant

Unmarried

25

1856

Glamis, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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