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Household of John Bow (born 1821, Dorset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sherborne, Dorset, 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.

John Bow and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Bow, born in 1821 in Chetnole, Dorset, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Bow, born in 1820 in Buckland Newton, Dorset, England. They had 3 children; Charles (born 1852 in Chetnole, Dorset, England), William (born 1854 in Chetnole, Dorset, England) and Herbert (born 1856 in Chetnole, Dorset, England). They had 1 grandchild; Frederick, born 1868 in Chetnole, Dorset, England.
During the period, also present in the household was John's Visitor, Emily J Bartlett, born in 1859 in Ryme Intrinseca, Dorset, England.


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John Bow's household

Male

John

Bow

Head
Female

Mary

Bow

Wife
Male

Charles

Bow

Son
Male

William

Bow

Son
Male

Herbert

Bow

Son
Male

Frederick

Bow

Grand Son
Female

Emily J

Bartlett

Visitor
First name(s) John
Last name Bow
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 60
Birth year 1821
Birth place Chetnole, Dorset, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Bow

Head

Married

60

1821

Chetnole, Dorset, England

Mary

Bow

Wife

Married

61

1820

Buckland Newton, Dorset, England

Charles

Bow

Son

Single

29

1852

Chetnole, Dorset, England

William

Bow

Son

Single

27

1854

Chetnole, Dorset, England

Herbert

Bow

Son

Single

25

1856

Chetnole, Dorset, England

Frederick

Bow

Grand Son

Single

13

1868

Chetnole, Dorset, England

Emily J

Bartlett

Visitor

Single

22

1859

Ryme Intrinseca, Dorset, England

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