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Household of Herbert Bowels (born 1840, Suffolk)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Gateshead, Durham, 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.

Herbert Bowels and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Herbert Bowels, born in 1840 in Belton, Suffolk, consisted of 9 members. Herbert was the head of the household, married to Mary Bowels, born in 1847 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England. They had 6 children; Sarah Ann (born 1867 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England), Mary (born 1869 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England), James H (born 1871 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England), David (born 1872 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England), John (born 1876 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England) and Joseph (born 1879 in Blaydon, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Herbert's Mother, Mary Nelson, born in 1802 in Swalwell, Durham, England.


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Herbert Bowels's household

Male

Herbert

Bowels

Head
Female

Mary

Bowels

Wife
Female

Sarah Ann

Bowels

Daughter
Female

Mary

Bowels

Daughter
Male

James H

Bowels

Son
Male

David

Bowels

Son
Male

John

Bowels

Son
Male

Joseph

Bowels

Son
Female

Mary

Nelson

Mother
First name(s) Herbert
Last name Bowels
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Belton, Suffolk, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Herbert

Bowels

Head

Married

41

1840

Belton, Suffolk, England

Mary

Bowels

Wife

Married

34

1847

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

Sarah Ann

Bowels

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

Mary

Bowels

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

James H

Bowels

Son

Single

10

1871

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

David

Bowels

Son

Single

9

1872

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

John

Bowels

Son

Single

5

1876

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

Joseph

Bowels

Son

Single

2

1879

Blaydon, Durham, England

Mary

Nelson

Mother

Widow

79

1802

Swalwell, Durham, England

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