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Household of Benjamin Bowring (born 1846, Dorset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Thomas, Devon, 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 Bowring and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Benjamin Bowring, born in 1846 in Studland, Dorset, consisted of 7 members. Benjamin was the head of the household, married to Mary A Bowring, born in 1850 in Weymouth, Dorset, England. They had 4 children; Susan A (born 1876 in Weymouth, Dorset, England), John B (born 1877 in Devon, England), Annabella S H (born 1879 in Devon, England) and Catharine M (born 1881 in Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Benjamin's Servant, Elizabeth Bradford, born in 1870 in Tiverton, Devon, England.


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Benjamin Bowring's household

Male

Benjamin

Bowring

Head
Female

Mary A

Bowring

Wife
Female

Susan A

Bowring

Daughter
Male

John B

Bowring

Son
Female

Annabella S H

Bowring

Daughter
Female

Catharine M

Bowring

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Bradford

Servant
First name(s) Benjamin
Last name Bowring
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Studland, Dorset, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Benjamin

Bowring

Head

Married

35

1846

Studland, Dorset, England

Mary A

Bowring

Wife

Married

31

1850

Weymouth, Dorset, England

Susan A

Bowring

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Weymouth, Dorset, England

John B

Bowring

Son

Single

4

1877

Devon, England

Annabella S H

Bowring

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Devon, England

Catharine M

Bowring

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Devon, England

Elizabeth

Bradford

Servant

Single

11

1870

Tiverton, Devon, England

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