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Household of James Bowness (born 1820, Cumberland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sunderland, 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 Bowness and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Bowness, born in 1820 in Keswick, Cumberland, consisted of 6 members. James was the head of the household, married to Mary Bowness, born in 1823 in Robin Hood's Bay, Yorkshire, England. They had 4 children; James (born 1853 in Sunderland, Durham, England), Eliza (born 1861 in Sunderland, Durham, England), Robert (born 1863 in Sunderland, Durham, England) and Sarah A (born 1865 in Sunderland, Durham, England).


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James Bowness's household

Male

James

Bowness

Head
Female

Mary

Bowness

Wife
Male

James

Bowness

Son
Female

Eliza

Bowness

Daughter
Male

Robert

Bowness

Son
Female

Sarah A

Bowness

Daughter
First name(s) James
Last name Bowness
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 61
Birth year 1820
Birth place Keswick, Cumberland, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Bowness

Head

Married

61

1820

Keswick, Cumberland, England

Mary

Bowness

Wife

Married

58

1823

Robin Hood's Bay, Yorkshire, England

James

Bowness

Son

Married

28

1853

Sunderland, Durham, England

Eliza

Bowness

Daughter

Single

20

1861

Sunderland, Durham, England

Robert

Bowness

Son

Single

18

1863

Sunderland, Durham, England

Sarah A

Bowness

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Sunderland, Durham, England

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