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Household of Joseph Bowles (born 1857, Sussex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Eastbourne, Sussex, 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 Bowles and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Bowles, born in 1857 in Ninfield, Sussex, consisted of 7 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Eliza Bowles, born in 1862 in Eastbourne, Sussex, England. They had 1 child; Edmund, born 1881 in Eastbourne, Sussex, England.
During the period, also present in the household were Joseph's Lodger, John (born 1855 in Ninfield, Sussex, England), Joseph's Lodger, Harry (born 1859 in Chichester, Sussex, England), Joseph's Lodger, James (born 1860 in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England) and Joseph's Lodger, William (born 1836 in Redhill, Surrey, England).


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Joseph Bowles's household

Male

Joseph

Bowles

Head
Female

Eliza

Bowles

Wife
Male

Edmund

Bowles

Son
Male

John

Wood

Lodger
Male

Harry

Harland

Lodger
Male

James

Piggery

Lodger
Male

William

Hardcliffe

Lodger
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Bowles
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 24
Birth year 1857
Birth place Ninfield, Sussex, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Bowles

Head

Married

24

1857

Ninfield, Sussex, England

Eliza

Bowles

Wife

Married

19

1862

Eastbourne, Sussex, England

Edmund

Bowles

Son

Single

0

1881

Eastbourne, Sussex, England

John

Wood

Lodger

Single

26

1855

Ninfield, Sussex, England

Harry

Harland

Lodger

Single

22

1859

Chichester, Sussex, England

James

Piggery

Lodger

Single

21

1860

Bristol, Gloucestershire, England

William

Hardcliffe

Lodger

Single

45

1836

Redhill, Surrey, England

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