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Household of Herbert Bowring (born 1853, Dorset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dorchester, Dorset, 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 Bowring and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Herbert Bowring, born in 1853 in Dorchester, Dorset, consisted of 6 members. Herbert was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Bowring, born in 1855 in Dorchester, Dorset, England. They had 3 children; Ernest Herbert (born 1878 in Melcombe Regis, Dorset, England), Lillie Louisa (born 1879 in Dorchester, Dorset, England) and Percival Arthur (born 1880 in Dorchester, Dorset, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Herbert's Lodger, Rachel Wiltshire, born in 1828 in London, Middlesex, England.


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Herbert Bowring's household

Male

Herbert

Bowring

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Bowring

Wife
Male

Ernest Herbert

Bowring

Son
Female

Lillie Louisa

Bowring

Daughter
Male

Percival Arthur

Bowring

Son
Female

Rachel

Wiltshire

Lodger
First name(s) Herbert
Last name Bowring
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 28
Birth year 1853
Birth place Dorchester, Dorset, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Herbert

Bowring

Head

Married

28

1853

Dorchester, Dorset, England

Elizabeth

Bowring

Wife

Married

26

1855

Dorchester, Dorset, England

Ernest Herbert

Bowring

Son

Single

3

1878

Melcombe Regis, Dorset, England

Lillie Louisa

Bowring

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Dorchester, Dorset, England

Percival Arthur

Bowring

Son

Single

1

1880

Dorchester, Dorset, England

Rachel

Wiltshire

Lodger

Widow

53

1828

London, Middlesex, England

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