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Household of John Bowson (born 1815, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kensington, London,Middlesex, 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 Bowson and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Bowson, born in 1815 in Cotherstone, Yorkshire, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Ann Bowson, born in 1826 in Barnard Castle, Durham, England. They had 4 children; Annie (born 1859 in Paddington, Middlesex, England), George (born 1863 in Paddington, Middlesex, England), Helen (born 1865 in Paddington, Middlesex, England) and Bertha (born 1867 in Paddington, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Visitor, Margaret (born 1849 in Yorkshire, England), John's Servant, Mary (born 1855 in Hunslet, Yorkshire, England) and John's Servant, Sarah L (born 1854 in Bathealton, Somerset, England).


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John Bowson's household

Male

John

Bowson

Head
Female

Ann

Bowson

Wife
Female

Annie

Bowson

Daughter
Male

George

Bowson

Son
Female

Helen

Bowson

Daughter
Female

Bertha

Bowson

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Dent

Visitor
Female

Mary

Lane

Servant
Female

Sarah L

Baker

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Bowson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 66
Birth year 1815
Birth place Cotherstone, Yorkshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Bowson

Head

Married

66

1815

Cotherstone, Yorkshire, England

Ann

Bowson

Wife

Married

55

1826

Barnard Castle, Durham, England

Annie

Bowson

Daughter

Single

22

1859

Paddington, Middlesex, England

George

Bowson

Son

Single

18

1863

Paddington, Middlesex, England

Helen

Bowson

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Paddington, Middlesex, England

Bertha

Bowson

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Paddington, Middlesex, England

Margaret

Dent

Visitor

Single

32

1849

Yorkshire, England

Mary

Lane

Servant

Single

26

1855

Hunslet, Yorkshire, England

Sarah L

Baker

Servant

Single

27

1854

Bathealton, Somerset, England

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