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Household of Benjamin Bowley (born 1841, Sussex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Westbourne, Sussex, 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.

Benjamin Bowley and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Benjamin Bowley, born in 1841 in Slindon, Sussex, consisted of 9 members. Benjamin was the head of the household, married to Mary A Bowley, born in 1842 in Eastbourne, Sussex, England. They had 5 children; Ellen M (born 1869 in Sussex, England), William J (born 1870 in Sussex, England), Mary A (born 1872 in Sussex, England), Sophia F (born 1877 in Stedham, Sussex, England) and Edgar F (born 1880 in Westdean, Sussex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Benjamin's Boarder, Henry (born 1849 in Horsham, Sussex, England) and Benjamin's Boarder, Alfred (born 1862 in Nutbourne, Sussex, England).


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Benjamin Bowley's household

Male

Benjamin

Bowley

Head
Female

Mary A

Bowley

Wife
Female

Ellen M

Bowley

Daughter
Male

William J

Bowley

Son
Female

Mary A

Bowley

Daughter
Female

Sophia F

Bowley

Daughter
Male

Edgar F

Bowley

Son
Male

Henry

Etheridge

Boarder
Male

Alfred

Barnard

Boarder
First name(s) Benjamin
Last name Bowley
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Slindon, Sussex, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Benjamin

Bowley

Head

Married

40

1841

Slindon, Sussex, England

Mary A

Bowley

Wife

Married

39

1842

Eastbourne, Sussex, England

Ellen M

Bowley

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Sussex, England

William J

Bowley

Son

Single

11

1870

Sussex, England

Mary A

Bowley

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Sussex, England

Sophia F

Bowley

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Stedham, Sussex, England

Edgar F

Bowley

Son

Single

1

1880

Westdean, Sussex, England

Henry

Etheridge

Boarder

Married

32

1849

Horsham, Sussex, England

Alfred

Barnard

Boarder

Single

19

1862

Nutbourne, Sussex, England

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