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Household of John Bowden (born 1838, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wigan, Lancashire, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Bowden, born in 1838 in Hindley, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Ellen Bowden, born in 1834 in Hindley, Lancashire, England. They had 6 children; Harriet (born 1860 in Hindley, Lancashire, England), Joseph (born 1862 in Hindley, Lancashire, England), Nancy (born 1870 in Hindley, Lancashire, England), Ellen (born 1873 in Hindley, Lancashire, England), Hannah (born 1874 in Hindley, Lancashire, England) and Frances (born 1877 in Hindley, Lancashire, England).


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John Bowden's household

Male

John

Bowden

Head
Female

Ellen

Bowden

Wife
Female

Harriet

Bowden

Daughter
Male

Joseph

Bowden

Son
Female

Nancy

Bowden

Daughter
Female

Ellen

Bowden

Daughter
Female

Hannah

Bowden

Daughter
Female

Frances

Bowden

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Bowden
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Hindley, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Bowden

Head

Married

43

1838

Hindley, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Bowden

Wife

Married

47

1834

Hindley, Lancashire, England

Harriet

Bowden

Daughter

Single

21

1860

Hindley, Lancashire, England

Joseph

Bowden

Son

Single

19

1862

Hindley, Lancashire, England

Nancy

Bowden

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Hindley, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Bowden

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Hindley, Lancashire, England

Hannah

Bowden

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Hindley, Lancashire, England

Frances

Bowden

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Hindley, Lancashire, England

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