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Household of Edward Bowen (born 1853, Staffordshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wigan, Lancashire, 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.

Edward Bowen and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Edward Bowen, born in 1853 in Bilston, Staffordshire, consisted of 8 members. Edward was the head of the household, married to Hannah Maria Bowen, born in 1862 in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England. They had 2 children; Sarah Ann (born 1878 in Bilston, Staffordshire, England) and Ruth (born 1880 in Ince, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Edward's Mother In Law, Jane (born 1840 in Bilston, Staffordshire, England), Edward's Brother In Law, Humphry Hy (born 1868 in Kidsgrove, Staffordshire, England), Edward's Brother In Law, William (born 1871 in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England) and Edward's Brother In Law, Charles Fred (born 1878 in Sandbach, Cheshire, England).


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Edward Bowen's household

Male

Edward

Bowen

Head
Female

Hannah Maria

Bowen

Wife
Female

Sarah Ann

Bowen

Daughter
Female

Ruth

Bowen

Daughter
Female

Jane

Dunn

Mother In Law
Male

Humphry Hy

Dunn

Brother In Law
Male

William

Dunn

Brother In Law
Male

Charles Fred

Dunn

Brother In Law
First name(s) Edward
Last name Bowen
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 28
Birth year 1853
Birth place Bilston, Staffordshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Edward

Bowen

Head

Married

28

1853

Bilston, Staffordshire, England

Hannah Maria

Bowen

Wife

Married

19

1862

Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England

Sarah Ann

Bowen

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Bilston, Staffordshire, England

Ruth

Bowen

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Ince, Lancashire, England

Jane

Dunn

Mother In Law

Married

41

1840

Bilston, Staffordshire, England

Humphry Hy

Dunn

Brother In Law

Single

13

1868

Kidsgrove, Staffordshire, England

William

Dunn

Brother In Law

Single

10

1871

Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England

Charles Fred

Dunn

Brother In Law

Single

3

1878

Sandbach, Cheshire, England

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