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Household of John Bowman (born 1823, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Barrow in Furness, Lancashire, 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 Bowman and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Bowman, born in 1823 in Blackburn, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Ellen Bowman, born in 1830 in Woodplumpton, Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; Henry (born 1857 in Preston, Lancashire, England), Silvester (born 1861 in Fleetwood, Lancashire, England), Joseph (born 1866 in Fleetwood, Lancashire, England) and William (born 1871 in Barrow in Furness, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Boarder, George Bray, born in 1852 in Northamptonshire, England.


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John Bowman's household

Male

John

Bowman

Head
Female

Ellen

Bowman

Wife
Male

Henry

Bowman

Son
Male

Silvester

Bowman

Son
Male

Joseph

Bowman

Son
Male

William

Bowman

Son
Male

George

Bray

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Bowman
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 58
Birth year 1823
Birth place Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Bowman

Head

Married

58

1823

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Bowman

Wife

Married

51

1830

Woodplumpton, Lancashire, England

Henry

Bowman

Son

Single

24

1857

Preston, Lancashire, England

Silvester

Bowman

Son

Single

20

1861

Fleetwood, Lancashire, England

Joseph

Bowman

Son

Single

15

1866

Fleetwood, Lancashire, England

William

Bowman

Son

Single

10

1871

Barrow in Furness, Lancashire, England

George

Bray

Boarder

Single

29

1852

Northamptonshire, England

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