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Household of James Bowen (born 1849, Staffordshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West Bromwich, Worcestershire, 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 Bowen and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Bowen, born in 1849 in Bilston, Staffordshire, consisted of 11 members. James was the head of the household, married to Sarah Bowen, born in 1850 in Bilston, Staffordshire, England. They had 5 children; James (born 1881 in Oldbury, Worcestershire, England), Arthur (born 1874 in Bilston, Staffordshire, England), George (born 1875 in Bilston, Staffordshire, England), Ann Mari (born 1877 in Bilston, Staffordshire, England) and James (born 1879 in Oldbury, Worcestershire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Lodger Head, George (born 1852 in Bilston, Staffordshire, England), James's Lodger, Robert (born 1859 in Bilston, Staffordshire, England) and James's Lodger, William (born 1863 in Bilston, Staffordshire, England).


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James Bowen's household

Male

James

Bowen

Head
Female

Sarah

Bowen

Wife
Male

James

Bowen

Son
Male

George

Bowen

Lodger Head
Female

Emma

Bowen

Wife
Male

Arthur

Bowen

Son
Male

George

Bowen

Son
Female

Ann Mari

Bowen

Daughter
Male

James

Bowen

Son
Male

Robert

Parry

Lodger
Male

William

Smith

Lodger
First name(s) James
Last name Bowen
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 32
Birth year 1849
Birth place Bilston, Staffordshire, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Bowen

Head

Married

32

1849

Bilston, Staffordshire, England

Sarah

Bowen

Wife

Married

31

1850

Bilston, Staffordshire, England

James

Bowen

Son

Single

0

1881

Oldbury, Worcestershire, England

George

Bowen

Lodger Head

Married

29

1852

Bilston, Staffordshire, England

Emma

Bowen

Wife

Married

30

1851

Bilston, Staffordshire, England

Arthur

Bowen

Son

Single

7

1874

Bilston, Staffordshire, England

George

Bowen

Son

Single

6

1875

Bilston, Staffordshire, England

Ann Mari

Bowen

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Bilston, Staffordshire, England

James

Bowen

Son

Single

2

1879

Oldbury, Worcestershire, England

Robert

Parry

Lodger

Single

22

1859

Bilston, Staffordshire, England

William

Smith

Lodger

Single

18

1863

Bilston, Staffordshire, England

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