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Household of John Bowen (born 1828, Cambridgeshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West Ham, London,Essex, 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 Bowen and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Bowen, born in 1828 in Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Dorothea Bowen, born in 1833 in St Luke's, Middlesex, England.
During the period, also present in the household were John's Boarder, Mary Ann (born 1853 in Surrey, England), John's Boarder, John (born 1855 in Plaistow, Essex, England), John's Niece, Caroline (born 1872 in Plaistow, Essex, England), John's Niece, Charlotte A (born 1874 in Plaistow, Essex, England) and John's Niece, Mary A (born 1877 in Plaistow, Essex, England).


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John Bowen's household

Male

John

Bowen

Head
Female

Dorothea

Bowen

Wife
Female

Mary Ann

Unwin

Boarder
Male

John

Unwin

Boarder
Female

Caroline

Moore

Niece
Female

Charlotte A

Moore

Niece
Female

Mary A

Moore

Niece
First name(s) John
Last name Bowen
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 53
Birth year 1828
Birth place Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Bowen

Head

Married

53

1828

Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, England

Dorothea

Bowen

Wife

Married

48

1833

St Luke's, Middlesex, England

Mary Ann

Unwin

Boarder

Married

28

1853

Surrey, England

John

Unwin

Boarder

Married

26

1855

Plaistow, Essex, England

Caroline

Moore

Niece

Single

9

1872

Plaistow, Essex, England

Charlotte A

Moore

Niece

Single

7

1874

Plaistow, Essex, England

Mary A

Moore

Niece

Single

4

1877

Plaistow, Essex, England

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