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Household of Matthew Bowser (born 1841, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Auckland, Durham, 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.

Matthew Bowser and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Matthew Bowser, born in 1841 in Durham, consisted of 11 members. Matthew was the head of the household, married to Mary Sarah Bowser, born in 1842 in Durham, England. They had 6 children; Albert W (born 1865 in Durham, England), John George (born 1867 in Durham, England), Thomas Snowdon (born 1869 in Durham, England), Betsy A S (born 1871 in Durham, England), Matthew William (born 1872 in Durham, England) and Mary Jane (born 1876 in Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Matthew's Niece, Harriett (born 1863 in Durham, England), Matthew's Nephew, James (born 1865 in Durham, England) and Matthew's Visitor, William (born 1823 in Houghton Le Side, Durham, England).


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Matthew Bowser's household

Male

Matthew

Bowser

Head
Female

Mary Sarah

Bowser

Wife
Male

Albert W

Bowser

Son
Male

John George

Bowser

Son
Male

Thomas Snowdon

Bowser

Son
Female

Betsy A S

Bowser

Daughter
Male

Matthew William

Bowser

Son
Female

Mary Jane

Bowser

Daughter
Female

Harriett

Whitfied

Niece
Male

James

Whitfied

Nephew
Male

William

Marley

Visitor
First name(s) Matthew
Last name Bowser
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Durham, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Matthew

Bowser

Head

Married

40

1841

Durham, England

Mary Sarah

Bowser

Wife

Married

39

1842

Durham, England

Albert W

Bowser

Son

Single

16

1865

Durham, England

John George

Bowser

Son

Single

14

1867

Durham, England

Thomas Snowdon

Bowser

Son

Single

12

1869

Durham, England

Betsy A S

Bowser

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Durham, England

Matthew William

Bowser

Son

Single

9

1872

Durham, England

Mary Jane

Bowser

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Durham, England

Harriett

Whitfied

Niece

Single

18

1863

Durham, England

James

Whitfied

Nephew

Single

16

1865

Durham, England

William

Marley

Visitor

Widower

58

1823

Houghton Le Side, Durham, England

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