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Household of Matthew Bowie (born 1824, Renfrewshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kilbarchan, Renfrewshire, 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.

Matthew Bowie and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Matthew Bowie, born in 1824 in Johnstone, Renfrewshire, consisted of 8 members. Matthew was the head of the household, married to Janet Bowie, born in 1823 in Girvan, Ayrshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Agnes A (born 1856 in Johnstone, Renfrewshire, Scotland), William (born 1858 in Johnstone, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Allan (born 1861 in Kilbarchan, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Matthew (born 1866 in Kilbarchan, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and Mcnicol (born 1868 in Kilbarchan, Renfrewshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Matthew's Assistant, Robert Rutherford, born in 1860 in Crosshill, Renfrewshire, Scotland.


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Matthew Bowie's household

Male

Matthew

Bowie

Head
Female

Janet

Bowie

Wife
Female

Agnes A

Bowie

Daughter
Male

William

Bowie

Son
Male

Allan

Bowie

Son
Male

Matthew

Bowie

Son
Male

Mcnicol

Bowie

Son
Male

Robert

Rutherford

Assistant
First name(s) Matthew
Last name Bowie
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 57
Birth year 1824
Birth place Johnstone, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Matthew

Bowie

Head

Married

57

1824

Johnstone, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Janet

Bowie

Wife

Married

58

1823

Girvan, Ayrshire, Scotland

Agnes A

Bowie

Daughter

Unmarried

25

1856

Johnstone, Renfrewshire, Scotland

William

Bowie

Son

Unmarried

23

1858

Johnstone, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Allan

Bowie

Son

Unmarried

20

1861

Kilbarchan, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Matthew

Bowie

Son

-

15

1866

Kilbarchan, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Mcnicol

Bowie

Son

-

13

1868

Kilbarchan, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Robert

Rutherford

Assistant

Unmarried

21

1860

Crosshill, Renfrewshire, Scotland

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