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Household of John Bowling (born 1836, Kent)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Elham, Kent, 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 Bowling and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Bowling, born in 1836 in Dover, Kent, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Lydia Bowling, born in 1843 in Folkestone, Kent, England. They had 3 children; Arthur (born 1870 in Folkestone, Kent, England), Alice (born 1875 in Folkestone, Kent, England) and Tom (born 1878 in Folkestone, Kent, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Lodger, Henry May, born in 1819 in Brixham, Devon, England.


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John Bowling's household

Male

John

Bowling

Head
Female

Lydia

Bowling

Wife
Male

Arthur

Bowling

Son
Female

Alice

Bowling

Daughter
Male

Tom

Bowling

Son
Male

Henry

May

Lodger
First name(s) John
Last name Bowling
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Dover, Kent, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Bowling

Head

Married

45

1836

Dover, Kent, England

Lydia

Bowling

Wife

Married

38

1843

Folkestone, Kent, England

Arthur

Bowling

Son

Single

11

1870

Folkestone, Kent, England

Alice

Bowling

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Folkestone, Kent, England

Tom

Bowling

Son

Single

3

1878

Folkestone, Kent, England

Henry

May

Lodger

Widower

62

1819

Brixham, Devon, England

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