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Household of George Bowell (born 1841, Suffolk)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wakefield, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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.

George Bowell and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of George Bowell, born in 1841 in Yaxley, Suffolk, consisted of 10 members. George was the head of the household, married to Hannah Bowell, born in 1844 in Yaxley, Suffolk, England. They had 6 children; Hannah (born 1864 in Yaxley, Suffolk, England), Eliza (born 1865 in Yaxley, Suffolk, England), Charlotte (born 1867 in Yaxley, Suffolk, England), Emma (born 1870 in Stowmarket, Suffolk, England), Ellen (born 1873 in Stowmarket, Yorkshire, England) and William (born 1875 in Stowmarket, Suffolk, England).
During the period, also present in the household were George's Boarder, Nehemiah (born 1851 in Wattisfield, Suffolk, England) and George's Boarder, James (born 1861 in Cheltenham, Suffolk, England).


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George Bowell's household

Male

George

Bowell

Head
Female

Hannah

Bowell

Wife
Female

Hannah

Bowell

Daughter
Female

Eliza

Bowell

Daughter
Female

Charlotte

Bowell

Daughter
Female

Emma

Bowell

Daughter
Female

Ellen

Bowell

Daughter
Male

William

Bowell

Son
Male

Nehemiah

Nelthorpe

Boarder
Male

James

Jerrold

Boarder
First name(s) George
Last name Bowell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Yaxley, Suffolk, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

George

Bowell

Head

Married

40

1841

Yaxley, Suffolk, England

Hannah

Bowell

Wife

Married

37

1844

Yaxley, Suffolk, England

Hannah

Bowell

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Yaxley, Suffolk, England

Eliza

Bowell

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Yaxley, Suffolk, England

Charlotte

Bowell

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Yaxley, Suffolk, England

Emma

Bowell

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Stowmarket, Suffolk, England

Ellen

Bowell

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Stowmarket, Yorkshire, England

William

Bowell

Son

Single

6

1875

Stowmarket, Suffolk, England

Nehemiah

Nelthorpe

Boarder

Single

30

1851

Wattisfield, Suffolk, England

James

Jerrold

Boarder

Single

20

1861

Cheltenham, Suffolk, England

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