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Household of John Bowman (born 1840, Midlothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Canongate, 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 Bowman and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Bowman, born in 1840 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Catherine Bowman, born in 1848 in Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 7 children; Margaret (born 1862 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Agnes (born 1869 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Alison (born 1872 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Sarah (born 1874 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Anne (born 1876 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), John (born 1878 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and Catherine (born 1880 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).


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John Bowman's household

Male

John

Bowman

Head
Female

Catherine

Bowman

Wife
Female

Margaret

Bowman

Daughter
Female

Agnes

Bowman

Daughter
Female

Alison

Bowman

Daughter
Female

Sarah

Bowman

Daughter
Female

Anne

Bowman

Daughter
Male

John

Bowman

Son
Female

Catherine

Bowman

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Bowman
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Bowman

Head

Married

41

1840

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Catherine

Bowman

Wife

Married

33

1848

Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland

Margaret

Bowman

Daughter

Unmarried

19

1862

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Agnes

Bowman

Daughter

Unmarried

12

1869

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Alison

Bowman

Daughter

Unmarried

9

1872

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Sarah

Bowman

Daughter

Unmarried

7

1874

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Anne

Bowman

Daughter

Unmarried

5

1876

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

John

Bowman

Son

Unmarried

3

1878

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Catherine

Bowman

Daughter

Unmarried

1

1880

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

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