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Household of Joseph Bowater (born 1817, Worcestershire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Birmingham, Warwickshire, 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 Bowater and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Bowater, born in 1817 in Dudley, Worcestershire, consisted of 8 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Rebecca Bowater, born in 1819 in -. They had 1 child; Martha, born 1855 in Dudley, Worcestershire. They had 5 grandchildren; Emily (born 1875 in -), Edmund (born 1877 in -), John (born 1879 in -), Elizabeth R (born 1871 in -) and Charlotte (born 1873 in -).


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Joseph Bowater's household

Male

Joseph

Bowater

Head
Female

Rebecca

Bowater

Wife
Female

Martha

Mantle

Daughter
Female

Emily

Mantle

Grand Daughter
Male

Edmund

Mantle

Grand Son
Male

John

Mantle

Grand Son
Female

Elizabeth R

Murphy

Grand Daughter
Female

Charlotte

Murphy

Grand Daughter
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Bowater
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 64
Birth year 1817
Birth place Dudley, Worcestershire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Bowater

Head

Married

64

1817

Dudley, Worcestershire, England

Rebecca

Bowater

Wife

Married

62

1819

-

Martha

Mantle

Daughter

Widow

26

1855

-

Emily

Mantle

Grand Daughter

Single

6

1875

-

Edmund

Mantle

Grand Son

Single

4

1877

-

John

Mantle

Grand Son

Single

2

1879

-

Elizabeth R

Murphy

Grand Daughter

Single

10

1871

-

Charlotte

Murphy

Grand Daughter

Single

8

1873

-

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