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Household of John Bowles (born 1832, Gloucestershire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Plympton St Mary, Devon, 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 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Bowles, born in 1832 in Cricklade, Gloucestershire, consisted of 5 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary E Bowles, born in 1839 in Longbridge, Devon, England. They had 1 child; Mary J, born 1876 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were John's Boarder, Eliza A (born 1857 in Colebrook, Devon, England) and John's Keep Child, Charles A (born 1880 in Colebrook, Devon, England).


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John Bowles's household

Male

John

Bowles

Head
Female

Mary

E Bowles

Wife
Female

Mary J

Bowles

Daughter
Female

Eliza A

Reed

Boarder
Male

Charles A

Lavis

Keep Child
First name(s) John
Last name Bowles
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 49
Birth year 1832
Birth place Cricklade, Gloucestershire, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Bowles

Head

Married

49

1832

Cricklade, Gloucestershire, England

Mary

E Bowles

Wife

Married

42

1839

Longbridge, Devon, England

Mary J

Bowles

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Eliza A

Reed

Boarder

Single

24

1857

Colebrook, Devon, England

Charles A

Lavis

Keep Child

Single

1

1880

Colebrook, Devon, England

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