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Household of James Alexr Bowlt (born 1840, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in South Shields, 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.

James Alexr Bowlt and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Alexr Bowlt, born in 1840 in Bill Quay, Durham, consisted of 8 members. James Alexr was the head of the household, married to Mary Ann Bowlt, born in 1842 in Felling, Durham, England. They had 6 children; Margaret Jane (born 1865 in Bill Quay, Durham, England), John (born 1870 in Bill Quay, Durham, England), Archie (born 1872 in Bill Quay, Durham, England), Eleanor Caroline (born 1874 in Bill Quay, Durham, England), James Alexander (born 1877 in Bill Quay, Durham, England) and Thomas Short (born 1879 in West Hartlepool, Durham, England).


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James Alexr Bowlt's household

Male

James Alexr

Bowlt

Head
Female

Mary Ann

Bowlt

Wife
Female

Margaret Jane

Bowlt

Daughter
Male

John

Bowlt

Son
Male

Archie

Bowlt

Son
Female

Eleanor Caroline

Bowlt

Daughter
Male

James Alexander

Bowlt

Son
Male

Thomas Short

Bowlt

Son
First name(s) James Alexr
Last name Bowlt
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Bill Quay, Durham, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James Alexr

Bowlt

Head

Married

41

1840

Bill Quay, Durham, England

Mary Ann

Bowlt

Wife

Married

39

1842

Felling, Durham, England

Margaret Jane

Bowlt

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Bill Quay, Durham, England

John

Bowlt

Son

Single

11

1870

Bill Quay, Durham, England

Archie

Bowlt

Son

Single

9

1872

Bill Quay, Durham, England

Eleanor Caroline

Bowlt

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Bill Quay, Durham, England

James Alexander

Bowlt

Son

Single

4

1877

Bill Quay, Durham, England

Thomas Short

Bowlt

Son

Single

2

1879

West Hartlepool, Durham, England

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