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Household of John Bowden (born 1822, Cornwall)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Portsea Island, Hampshire, 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 Bowden and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Bowden, born in 1822 in Cornwall, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Eliza Bowden, born in 1826 in Wales. They had 2 children; M A (born 1861 in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England) and Camala R (born 1870 in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England). They had 1 grandchild; George, born 1879 in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were John's Boarder, John (born 1858 in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England), John's Boarder, Edward (born 1860 in Fareham, Hampshire, England), John's Boarder, Thomas (born 1845 in Gosport, Hampshire, England) and John's Lodger, Kate (born 1841 in Dorset, England).


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John Bowden's household

Male

John

Bowden

Head
Female

Eliza

Bowden

Wife
Female

M A

Rolf

Daughter
Female

Camala R

Bowden

Daughter
Male

George

Bowden

Grand Son
Male

John

Mitchell

Boarder
Male

Edward

Green

Boarder
Male

Thomas

Sullivan

Boarder
Female

Kate

Tiller

Lodger
First name(s) John
Last name Bowden
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 59
Birth year 1822
Birth place Cornwall, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Bowden

Head

Married

59

1822

Cornwall, England

Eliza

Bowden

Wife

Married

55

1826

Wales

M A

Rolf

Daughter

Married

20

1861

Portsmouth, Hampshire, England

Camala R

Bowden

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Portsmouth, Hampshire, England

George

Bowden

Grand Son

Single

2

1879

Portsmouth, Hampshire, England

John

Mitchell

Boarder

Single

23

1858

Portsmouth, Hampshire, England

Edward

Green

Boarder

Single

21

1860

Fareham, Hampshire, England

Thomas

Sullivan

Boarder

Single

36

1845

Gosport, Hampshire, England

Kate

Tiller

Lodger

Widow

40

1841

Dorset, England

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