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Household of John Bowles (born 1851, Kent)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wandsworth, 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 Bowles and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Bowles, born in 1851 in Canterbury, Kent, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Maria Bowles, born in 1847 in Margate, Kent, England. They had 6 children; Albert (born 1872 in Battersea, Surrey, England), Archibald (born 1874 in Battersea, Surrey, England), Emily (born 1876 in Battersea, Surrey, England), Alfred (born 1878 in Battersea, Surrey, England), Arthur (born 1879 in Battersea, Surrey, England) and Rosina (born 1881 in Battersea, Surrey, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Lodger, William Waverney, born in 1859 in Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England.


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John Bowles's household

Male

John

Bowles

Head
Female

Maria

Bowles

Wife
Male

Albert

Bowles

Son
Male

Archibald

Bowles

Son
Female

Emily

Bowles

Daughter
Male

Alfred

Bowles

Son
Male

Arthur

Bowles

Son
Female

Rosina

Bowles

Daughter
Male

William

Waverney

Lodger
First name(s) John
Last name Bowles
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 30
Birth year 1851
Birth place Canterbury, Kent, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Bowles

Head

Married

30

1851

Canterbury, Kent, England

Maria

Bowles

Wife

Married

34

1847

Margate, Kent, England

Albert

Bowles

Son

Single

9

1872

Battersea, Surrey, England

Archibald

Bowles

Son

Single

7

1874

Battersea, Surrey, England

Emily

Bowles

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Battersea, Surrey, England

Alfred

Bowles

Son

Single

3

1878

Battersea, Surrey, England

Arthur

Bowles

Son

Single

2

1879

Battersea, Surrey, England

Rosina

Bowles

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Battersea, Surrey, England

William

Waverney

Lodger

Single

22

1859

Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England

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