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Household of John Bowdey (born 1841, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Greenwich, London,Kent, 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 Bowdey and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Bowdey, born in 1841 in Devon, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Julia A Bowdey, born in 1843 in Deal, Kent, England. They had 3 children; Walter (born 1867 in Deptford, Kent, England), Alice (born 1870 in Deptford, Kent, England) and Elsie (born 1872 in Deptford, Kent, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Boarder, John (born 1859 in Dartington, Devon, England), John's Lodger, William (born 1843 in Peckham, Surrey, England) and John's Lodger, Harry (born 1857 in Deptford, Kent, England).


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John Bowdey's household

Male

John

Bowdey

Head
Female

Julia A

Bowdey

Wife
Male

Walter

Bowdey

Son
Female

Alice

Bowdey

Daughter
Female

Elsie

Bowdey

Daughter
Male

John

Alsop

Boarder
Male

William

Wortley

Lodger
Male

Harry

Silvester

Lodger
First name(s) John
Last name Bowdey
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Devon, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Bowdey

Head

Married

40

1841

Devon, England

Julia A

Bowdey

Wife

Married

38

1843

Deal, Kent, England

Walter

Bowdey

Son

Single

14

1867

Deptford, Kent, England

Alice

Bowdey

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Deptford, Kent, England

Elsie

Bowdey

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Deptford, Kent, England

John

Alsop

Boarder

Single

22

1859

Dartington, Devon, England

William

Wortley

Lodger

Single

38

1843

Peckham, Surrey, England

Harry

Silvester

Lodger

Single

24

1857

Deptford, Kent, England

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