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Household of John Bowman (born 1847, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chester Le Street, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Bowman, born in 1847 in Lumley, Durham, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, single.
During the period, also present in the household were John's Mother, Mary (born 1823 in Lumley, Durham, England), John's Sister, Mary (born 1850 in Lumley, Durham, England), John's Sister, Eliza J (born 1857 in Durham, England), John's Niece, Ida (born 1875 in Bishop Auckland, Durham, England), John's Boarder, Joseph (born 1813 in Durham, England), John's Visitor, Isabella (born 1859 in Craghead, Durham, England) and John's Visitor, Ley Jane (born 1879 in Darlington, Durham, England).


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John Bowman's household

Male

John

Bowman

Head
Female

Mary

Bowman

Mother
Female

Mary

Bowman

Sister
Female

Eliza J

Bowman

Sister
Female

Ida

Bowman

Niece
Male

Joseph

Welsh

Boarder
Female

Isabella

Van

Visitor
Female

Ley Jane

Van

Visitor
First name(s) John
Last name Bowman
Relationship Head
Marital status Single
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Lumley, Durham, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Bowman

Head

Single

34

1847

Lumley, Durham, England

Mary

Bowman

Mother

Widow

58

1823

Lumley, Durham, England

Mary

Bowman

Sister

Single

31

1850

Lumley, Durham, England

Eliza J

Bowman

Sister

Single

24

1857

Durham, England

Ida

Bowman

Niece

Single

6

1875

Bishop Auckland, Durham, England

Joseph

Welsh

Boarder

Single

68

1813

Durham, England

Isabella

Van

Visitor

Married

22

1859

Craghead, Durham, England

Ley Jane

Van

Visitor

Single

2

1879

Darlington, Durham, England

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