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Household of James Bowyer (born 1831, Surrey)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Reigate, Surrey, 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 Bowyer and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Bowyer, born in 1831 in Merton, Surrey, consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Rebeca Bowyer, born in 1841 in Merton, Surrey, England. They had 2 children; Harriet (born 1878 in Betchworth, Surrey, England) and Annie (born 1880 in Betchworth, Surrey, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Nephew, Cuthbert (born 1864 in Islington, Middlesex, England), James's Servant, Sarah A (born 1868 in Oxfordshire, England), James's Servant, George (born 1858 in Hampshire, England) and James's Servant, Lewis (born 1866 in Middlesex, England).


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James Bowyer's household

Male

James

Bowyer

Head
Female

Rebeca

Bowyer

Wife
Female

Harriet

Bowyer

Daughter
Female

Annie

Bowyer

Daughter
Male

Cuthbert

Bowyer

Nephew
Female

Sarah A

Haycock

Servant
Male

George

Kemp

Servant
Male

Lewis

England

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Bowyer
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Merton, Surrey, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Bowyer

Head

Married

50

1831

Merton, Surrey, England

Rebeca

Bowyer

Wife

Married

40

1841

Merton, Surrey, England

Harriet

Bowyer

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Betchworth, Surrey, England

Annie

Bowyer

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Betchworth, Surrey, England

Cuthbert

Bowyer

Nephew

Single

17

1864

Islington, Middlesex, England

Sarah A

Haycock

Servant

Single

13

1868

Oxfordshire, England

George

Kemp

Servant

Single

23

1858

Hampshire, England

Lewis

England

Servant

Single

15

1866

Middlesex, England

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