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Household of Joseph Bovins (born 1847, Kent)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Birkenhead, Cheshire, 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.

Joseph Bovins and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Bovins, born in 1847 in Eastling, Kent, consisted of 8 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Bovins, born in 1846 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England. They had 1 child; Catherine Isabel, born 1880 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were Joseph's Boarder, Ann (born 1831 in Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales), Joseph's Servant, Alice (born 1864 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), Joseph's Servant, Ann (born 1862 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), Joseph's Servant, Phoebe (born 1866 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England) and Joseph's Lodger, James Rob (born 1857 in Scotland).


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Joseph Bovins's household

Male

Joseph

Bovins

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Bovins

Wife
Female

Catherine Isabel

Bovins

Daughter
Female

Ann

Longhurst

Boarder
Female

Alice

Kenny

Servant
Female

Ann

Thomas

Servant
Female

Phoebe

Birkenhead

Servant
Male

James Rob

Bendall

Lodger
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Bovins
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Eastling, Kent, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Bovins

Head

Married

34

1847

Eastling, Kent, England

Elizabeth

Bovins

Wife

Married

35

1846

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

Catherine Isabel

Bovins

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

Ann

Longhurst

Boarder

Widow

50

1831

Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales

Alice

Kenny

Servant

Single

17

1864

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Ann

Thomas

Servant

Single

19

1862

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Phoebe

Birkenhead

Servant

Single

15

1866

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

James Rob

Bendall

Lodger

Single

24

1857

Scotland

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