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Household of John Bowen (born 1850, Carmarthenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales

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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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Bowen, born in 1850 in Llanelly, Carmarthenshire, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Bowen, born in 1849 in Llanelly, Carmarthenshire, Wales. They had 4 children; Mary E (born 1872 in Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales), Kate H (born 1874 in Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales), Madeline L (born 1875 in Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales) and Winifred M (born 1877 in Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Sister In Law, Mary E (born 1857 in Llanelly, Carmarthenshire, Wales), John's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1858 in St Clears, Carmarthenshire, Wales) and John's Servant, Dinah (born 1860 in Clydach, Glamorganshire, Wales).


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John Bowen's household

Male

John

Bowen

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Bowen

Wife
Female

Mary E

Bowen

Daughter
Female

Kate H

Bowen

Daughter
Female

Madeline L

Bowen

Daughter
Female

Winifred M

Bowen

Daughter
Female

Mary E

Howell

Sister In Law
Female

Elizabeth

Thomas

Servant
Female

Dinah

Humphreys

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Bowen
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 31
Birth year 1850
Birth place Llanelly, Carmarthenshire, Wales

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Bowen

Head

Married

31

1850

Llanelly, Carmarthenshire, Wales

Elizabeth

Bowen

Wife

Married

32

1849

Llanelly, Carmarthenshire, Wales

Mary E

Bowen

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales

Kate H

Bowen

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales

Madeline L

Bowen

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales

Winifred M

Bowen

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales

Mary E

Howell

Sister In Law

Single

24

1857

Llanelly, Carmarthenshire, Wales

Elizabeth

Thomas

Servant

Single

23

1858

St Clears, Carmarthenshire, Wales

Dinah

Humphreys

Servant

Single

21

1860

Clydach, Glamorganshire, Wales

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