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Household of Malcolm Bowie (born 1846, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in South Leith, 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.

Malcolm Bowie and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Malcolm Bowie, born in 1846 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 10 members. Malcolm was the head of the household, married to Mary A Bowie, born in 1850 in Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 7 children; Jane H (born 1869 in -), Kate (born 1871 in -), James (born 1872 in -), Lizzie (born 1874 in -), Mary A (born 1876 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland), William (born 1878 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland) and Maggie (born 1879 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Malcolm's Servant, Bella Simpson, born in 1863 in Stirlingshire, Scotland.


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Malcolm Bowie's household

Male

Malcolm

Bowie

Head
Female

Mary A

Bowie

Wife
Female

Jane H

Bowie

Daughter
Female

Kate

Bowie

Daughter
Male

James

Bowie

Son
Female

Lizzie

Bowie

Daughter
Female

Mary A

Bowie

Daughter
Male

William

Bowie

Son
Female

Maggie

Bowie

Daughter
Female

Bella

Simpson

Servant
First name(s) Malcolm
Last name Bowie
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Malcolm

Bowie

Head

Married

35

1846

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary A

Bowie

Wife

Married

31

1850

Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jane H

Bowie

Daughter

Unmarried

12

1869

-

Kate

Bowie

Daughter

Unmarried

10

1871

-

James

Bowie

Son

Unmarried

9

1872

-

Lizzie

Bowie

Daughter

Unmarried

7

1874

-

Mary A

Bowie

Daughter

Unmarried

5

1876

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

William

Bowie

Son

Unmarried

3

1878

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Maggie

Bowie

Daughter

Unmarried

2

1879

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Bella

Simpson

Servant

Unmarried

18

1863

Stirlingshire, Scotland

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