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Household of James Bowman (born 1832, Middlesex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Greenwich, London,Kent, 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 Bowman and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Bowman, born in 1832 in Edmonton, Middlesex, consisted of 9 members. James was the head of the household, married to Harriet A Bowman, born in 1842 in Walworth, Surrey, England. They had 6 children; James (born 1866 in Deptford, Kent, England), Frederick W (born 1870 in Deptford, Kent, England), Albert (born 1872 in Greenwich, Kent, England), Ellen (born 1877 in Deptford, Kent, England), Grace (born 1879 in Deptford, Kent, England) and Lilian (born 1881 in Deptford, Kent, England).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Father In Law, Joseph Taylor, born in 1816 in Lewisham, Kent, England.


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James Bowman's household

Male

James

Bowman

Head
Female

Harriet A

Bowman

Wife
Male

James

Bowman

Son
Male

Frederick W

Bowman

Son
Male

Albert

Bowman

Son
Female

Ellen

Bowman

Daughter
Female

Grace

Bowman

Daughter
Female

Lilian

Bowman

Daughter
Male

Joseph

Taylor

Father In Law
First name(s) James
Last name Bowman
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 49
Birth year 1832
Birth place Edmonton, Middlesex, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Bowman

Head

Married

49

1832

Edmonton, Middlesex, England

Harriet A

Bowman

Wife

Married

39

1842

Walworth, Surrey, England

James

Bowman

Son

Single

15

1866

Deptford, Kent, England

Frederick W

Bowman

Son

Single

11

1870

Deptford, Kent, England

Albert

Bowman

Son

Single

9

1872

Greenwich, Kent, England

Ellen

Bowman

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Deptford, Kent, England

Grace

Bowman

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Deptford, Kent, England

Lilian

Bowman

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Deptford, Kent, England

Joseph

Taylor

Father In Law

Widower

65

1816

Lewisham, Kent, England

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