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Household of James Bowes (born 1843, Cumberland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Barrow in Furness, Lancashire, 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 Bowes and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Bowes, born in 1843 in Carlisle, Cumberland, consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Bowes, born in 1843 in Carlisle, Cumberland, England. They had 3 children; Mary Eliz (born 1873 in Carlisle, Cumberland, England), Margaret R (born 1875 in Barrow, Lancashire, England) and Kate Alexandra (born 1877 in Barrow, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Boarder, Andrew (born 1826 in Annan, Dumfriesshire, Scotland), James's Boarder, Richard (born 1858 in Pemberton, Lancashire, England) and James's Boarder, Robert (born 1860 in Wigton, Cumberland, England).


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James Bowes's household

Male

James

Bowes

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Bowes

Wife
Female

Mary Eliz

Bowes

Daughter
Female

Margaret R

Bowes

Daughter
Female

Kate Alexandra

Bowes

Daughter
Male

Andrew

Holliday

Boarder
Male

Richard

Halton

Boarder
Male

Robert

Barnfather

Boarder
First name(s) James
Last name Bowes
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Carlisle, Cumberland, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Bowes

Head

Married

38

1843

Carlisle, Cumberland, England

Elizabeth

Bowes

Wife

Married

38

1843

Carlisle, Cumberland, England

Mary Eliz

Bowes

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Carlisle, Cumberland, England

Margaret R

Bowes

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Barrow, Lancashire, England

Kate Alexandra

Bowes

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Barrow, Lancashire, England

Andrew

Holliday

Boarder

Widower

55

1826

Annan, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Richard

Halton

Boarder

Married

23

1858

Pemberton, Lancashire, England

Robert

Barnfather

Boarder

Single

21

1860

Wigton, Cumberland, England

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