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Household of Joseph Bowes (born 1847, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Helmsley, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (North Riding), 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 Bowes and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Bowes, born in 1847 in Helmsley, Yorkshire, consisted of 7 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Margaret Bowes, born in 1847 in Kirkbymoorside, Yorkshire, England. They had 3 children; Matthew H (born 1873 in Kirkbymoorside, Yorkshire, England), Mehetabel E (born 1874 in Kirkbymoorside, Yorkshire, England) and Annie E (born 1876 in Kirkbymoorside, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Joseph's Servant, Simpson (born 1861 in Pickering, Yorkshire, England) and Joseph's Servant, Margaret (born 1865 in Kirkbymoorside, Yorkshire, England).


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Joseph Bowes's household

Male

Joseph

Bowes

Head
Female

Margaret

Bowes

Wife
Male

Matthew H

Bowes

Son
Female

Mehetabel E

Bowes

Daughter
Female

Annie E

Bowes

Daughter
Male

Simpson

Pearson

Servant
Female

Margaret

Richardson

Servant
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Bowes
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Helmsley, Yorkshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Bowes

Head

Married

34

1847

Helmsley, Yorkshire, England

Margaret

Bowes

Wife

Married

34

1847

Kirkbymoorside, Yorkshire, England

Matthew H

Bowes

Son

Single

8

1873

Kirkbymoorside, Yorkshire, England

Mehetabel E

Bowes

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Kirkbymoorside, Yorkshire, England

Annie E

Bowes

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Kirkbymoorside, Yorkshire, England

Simpson

Pearson

Servant

Single

20

1861

Pickering, Yorkshire, England

Margaret

Richardson

Servant

Single

16

1865

Kirkbymoorside, Yorkshire, England

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