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Household of Josiah A Bowen (born 1834, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Preston, Lancashire, 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.

Josiah A Bowen and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Josiah A Bowen, born in 1834 in Croston, Lancashire, consisted of 9 members. Josiah A was the head of the household, married to Mary Jane Bowen, born in 1841 in Boston, Lincolnshire, England. They had 5 children; William F (born 1865 in Bretherton, Lancashire, England), Alexander V (born 1867 in Bretherton, Lancashire, England), Emma (born 1869 in Bretherton, Lancashire, England), Louisa (born 1870 in Preston, Lancashire, England) and Elizabeth (born 1871 in Preston, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Josiah A's Servant, Eliza (born 1861 in Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire, England) and Josiah A's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1857 in Salt Hill, Berkshire, England).


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Josiah A Bowen's household

Male

Josiah A

Bowen

Head
Female

Mary Jane

Bowen

Wife
Male

William F

Bowen

Son
Male

Alexander V

Bowen

Son
Female

Emma

Bowen

Daughter
Female

Louisa

Bowen

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Bowen

Daughter
Female

Eliza

Glover

Servant
Female

Elizabeth

Miles

Servant
First name(s) Josiah A
Last name Bowen
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Croston, Lancashire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Josiah A

Bowen

Head

Married

47

1834

Croston, Lancashire, England

Mary Jane

Bowen

Wife

Married

40

1841

Boston, Lincolnshire, England

William F

Bowen

Son

Single

16

1865

Bretherton, Lancashire, England

Alexander V

Bowen

Son

Single

14

1867

Bretherton, Lancashire, England

Emma

Bowen

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Bretherton, Lancashire, England

Louisa

Bowen

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Preston, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Bowen

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Preston, Lancashire, England

Eliza

Glover

Servant

Single

20

1861

Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire, England

Elizabeth

Miles

Servant

Single

24

1857

Salt Hill, Berkshire, England

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