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Household of John Bowman (born 1843, Cumberland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Darlington, Durham, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Bowman, born in 1843 in Wigton, Cumberland, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Bowman, born in 1844 in Hexham, Northumberland, England. They had 4 children; John W (born 1873 in Darlington, Durham, England), Margaret A (born 1875 in Darlington, Durham, England), Charles L (born 1877 in Darlington, Durham, England) and Joseph S (born 1880 in Darlington, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Nephew, Joseph (born 1866 in Durham, England), John's Sister In Law, Elizabeth (born 1859 in Felling, Durham, England) and John's Visitor, Joseph (born 1855 in Felling, Durham, England).


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John Bowman's household

Male

John

Bowman

Head
Female

Mary

Bowman

Wife
Male

John W

Bowman

Son
Female

Margaret A

Bowman

Daughter
Male

Charles L

Bowman

Son
Male

Joseph S

Bowman

Son
Male

Joseph

Bowman

Nephew
Female

Elizabeth

Wilson

Sister In Law
Male

Joseph

Wilson

Visitor
First name(s) John
Last name Bowman
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Wigton, Cumberland, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Bowman

Head

Married

38

1843

Wigton, Cumberland, England

Mary

Bowman

Wife

Married

37

1844

Hexham, Northumberland, England

John W

Bowman

Son

Single

8

1873

Darlington, Durham, England

Margaret A

Bowman

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Darlington, Durham, England

Charles L

Bowman

Son

Single

4

1877

Darlington, Durham, England

Joseph S

Bowman

Son

Single

1

1880

Darlington, Durham, England

Joseph

Bowman

Nephew

Single

15

1866

Durham, England

Elizabeth

Wilson

Sister In Law

Single

22

1859

Felling, Durham, England

Joseph

Wilson

Visitor

Single

26

1855

Felling, Durham, England

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