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Household of Alfred Bowles (born 1835, Kent)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Elham, Kent, England

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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.

Alfred Bowles and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alfred Bowles, born in 1835 in Petham, Kent, consisted of 9 members. Alfred was the head of the household, widower. He had 7 children; Rose (born 1868 in Wingfield, Kent, England), Amy (born 1869 in Wingfield, Kent, England), Thomas (born 1872 in Wingfield, Kent, England), Edith (born 1873 in Wingfield, Kent, England), Alfred (born 1875 in Wingfield, Kent, England), Edward (born 1861 in Wingfield, Kent, England) and Eliza (born 1863 in Wingfield, Kent, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Alfred's Mother, Kate Dawkins, born in 1808 in Kent, England.


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Alfred Bowles's household

Male

Alfred

Bowles

Head
Female

Rose

Bowles

Daughter
Female

Amy

Bowles

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Bowles

Son
Female

Edith

Bowles

Daughter
Male

Alfred

Bowles

Son
Male

Edward

Dawkins

Son
Female

Eliza

Dawkins

Daughter
Female

Kate

Dawkins

Mother
First name(s) Alfred
Last name Bowles
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place Petham, Kent, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alfred

Bowles

Head

Widower

46

1835

Petham, Kent, England

Rose

Bowles

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Wingfield, Kent, England

Amy

Bowles

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Wingfield, Kent, England

Thomas

Bowles

Son

Single

9

1872

Wingfield, Kent, England

Edith

Bowles

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Wingfield, Kent, England

Alfred

Bowles

Son

Single

6

1875

Wingfield, Kent, England

Edward

Dawkins

Son

Single

20

1861

Wingfield, Kent, England

Eliza

Dawkins

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Wingfield, Kent, England

Kate

Dawkins

Mother

Married

73

1808

Kent, England

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