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Household of John Bowling (born 1823, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dewsbury, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Bowling, born in 1823 in Heckmondwike, Yorkshire, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Paulina Bowling, born in 1839 in Bishop Auckland, Durham, England. They had 3 children; Bertha M (born 1873 in Heckmondwike, Yorkshire, England), Frances E (born 1875 in Heckmondwike, Yorkshire, England) and Alice (born 1878 in Heckmondwike, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Mother In L, Elizabeth (born 1802 in Bishop Auckland, Durham, England) and John's Servant, Eliza (born 1866 in Yorkshire, England).


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John Bowling's household

Male

John

Bowling

Head
Female

Paulina

Bowling

Wife
Female

Bertha M

Bowling

Daughter
Female

Frances E

Bowling

Daughter
Female

Alice

Bowling

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Monkhouse

Mother In L
Female

Eliza

Ranshaw

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Bowling
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 58
Birth year 1823
Birth place Heckmondwike, Yorkshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Bowling

Head

Married

58

1823

Heckmondwike, Yorkshire, England

Paulina

Bowling

Wife

Married

42

1839

Bishop Auckland, Durham, England

Bertha M

Bowling

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Heckmondwike, Yorkshire, England

Frances E

Bowling

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Heckmondwike, Yorkshire, England

Alice

Bowling

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Heckmondwike, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Monkhouse

Mother In L

Widow

79

1802

Bishop Auckland, Durham, England

Eliza

Ranshaw

Servant

Single

15

1866

Yorkshire, England

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