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Household of John Bowell (born 1840, Oxfordshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Olave Southwark, London,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.

John Bowell and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Bowell, born in 1840 in Iffley, Oxfordshire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Bowell, born in 1831 in Surrey, England. They had 3 children; Florence (born 1868 in Bermondsey, Surrey, England), John George (born 1870 in Bermondsey, Surrey, England) and Mary E (born 1872 in Plumstead, Kent, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Step Son, James H (born 1863 in Surrey, England), John's Step Son, Frederick (born 1867 in Surrey, England) and John's Boarder, Elizabeth (born 1854 in Southwark, Surrey, England).


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John Bowell's household

Male

John

Bowell

Head
Female

Mary

Bowell

Wife
Male

James H

Osman (Bowell)

Step Son
Male

Frederick

Osman (Bowell)

Step Son
Female

Florence

Bowell

Daughter
Male

John George

Bowell

Son
Female

Mary E

Bowell

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Franklin

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Bowell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Iffley, Oxfordshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Bowell

Head

Married

41

1840

Iffley, Oxfordshire, England

Mary

Bowell

Wife

Married

50

1831

Surrey, England

James H

Osman (Bowell)

Step Son

Single

18

1863

Surrey, England

Frederick

Osman (Bowell)

Step Son

Single

14

1867

Surrey, England

Florence

Bowell

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Bermondsey, Surrey, England

John George

Bowell

Son

Single

11

1870

Bermondsey, Surrey, England

Mary E

Bowell

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Plumstead, Kent, England

Elizabeth

Franklin

Boarder

Single

27

1854

Southwark, Surrey, England

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