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Household of John Bowness (born 1824, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ulverston, 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 Bowness and 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Bowness, born in 1824 in Cartmel Fell, Lancashire, consisted of 4 members. John was the head of the household, single.
During the period, also present in the household were John's Niece, Elizabeth (born 1864 in Cartmel, Lancashire, England), John's Servant, Dorothy (born 1844 in Field Broughton, Lancashire, England) and John's Servant, John (born 1862 in Westmorland, England).


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John Bowness's household

Male

John

Bowness

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Dickinson

Niece
Female

Dorothy

Gregg

Servant
Male

John

Millburn

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Bowness
Relationship Head
Marital status Single
Age 57
Birth year 1824
Birth place Cartmel Fell, Lancashire, England

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

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John

Bowness

Head

Single

57

1824

Cartmel Fell, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Dickinson

Niece

Single

17

1864

Cartmel, Lancashire, England

Dorothy

Gregg

Servant

Single

37

1844

Field Broughton, Lancashire, England

John

Millburn

Servant

Single

19

1862

Westmorland, England

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