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Household of John Bowen (born 1841, Shropshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Birkenhead, Cheshire, 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 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Bowen, born in 1841 in Pitchford, Shropshire, consisted of 10 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Bowen, born in 1841 in Harley, Shropshire, England. They had 2 children; John (born 1872 in Much Wenlock, Shropshire, England) and Mary (born 1880 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Niece, Sarah (born 1868 in Much Wenlock, Shropshire, England), John's Boarder, Hugh (born 1861 in Ormskirk, Lancashire, England), John's Boarder, Thomas (born 1847 in Ireland), John's Boarder, Andrew (born 1855 in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England), John's Boarder, Isaac (born 1859 in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England) and John's Boarder, Patrick (born 1844 in Ireland).


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John Bowen's household

Male

John

Bowen

Head
Female

Mary

Bowen

Wife
Male

John

Bowen

Son
Female

Mary

Bowen

Daughter
Female

Sarah

Street

Niece
Male

Hugh

Shuttleworth

Boarder
Male

Thomas

Brady

Boarder
Male

Andrew

Brady

Boarder
Male

Isaac

Skivington

Boarder
Male

Patrick

Macklin

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Bowen
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Pitchford, Shropshire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Bowen

Head

Married

40

1841

Pitchford, Shropshire, England

Mary

Bowen

Wife

Married

40

1841

Harley, Shropshire, England

John

Bowen

Son

Single

9

1872

Much Wenlock, Shropshire, England

Mary

Bowen

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

Sarah

Street

Niece

Single

13

1868

Much Wenlock, Shropshire, England

Hugh

Shuttleworth

Boarder

Single

20

1861

Ormskirk, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Brady

Boarder

Married

34

1847

Ireland

Andrew

Brady

Boarder

Single

26

1855

Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England

Isaac

Skivington

Boarder

Single

22

1859

Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England

Patrick

Macklin

Boarder

Single

37

1844

Ireland

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