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Household of Phoebe Bowater (born 1818, Staffordshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dudley, Staffordshire, 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.

Phoebe Bowater and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Phoebe Bowater, born in 1818 in Coseley, Staffordshire, consisted of 8 members. Phoebe was the head of the household, widow. She had 5 children; Elizabeth (born 1842 in Coseley, Staffordshire, England), Louisa (born 1854 in Coseley, Staffordshire, England), William (born 1856 in Coseley, Staffordshire, England), Eliza (born 1861 in Coseley, Staffordshire, England) and Joseph (born 1863 in Coseley, Staffordshire, England). She had 2 grandchildren; Isaac (born 1871 in Coseley, Staffordshire, England) and Sarah (born 1873 in Coseley, Staffordshire, England).


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Phoebe Bowater's household

Female

Phoebe

Bowater

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Willets

Daughter
Female

Louisa

Bowater

Daughter
Male

William

Bowater

Son
Female

Eliza

Bowater

Daughter
Male

Joseph

Bowater

Son
Male

Isaac

Willets

Grand Son
Female

Sarah

Willets

Grand Daughter
First name(s) Phoebe
Last name Bowater
Relationship Head
Marital status Widow
Age 63
Birth year 1818
Birth place Coseley, Staffordshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Phoebe

Bowater

Head

Widow

63

1818

Coseley, Staffordshire, England

Elizabeth

Willets

Daughter

Widow

39

1842

Coseley, Staffordshire, England

Louisa

Bowater

Daughter

Single

27

1854

Coseley, Staffordshire, England

William

Bowater

Son

Single

25

1856

Coseley, Staffordshire, England

Eliza

Bowater

Daughter

Single

20

1861

Coseley, Staffordshire, England

Joseph

Bowater

Son

Single

18

1863

Coseley, Staffordshire, England

Isaac

Willets

Grand Son

Single

10

1871

Coseley, Staffordshire, England

Sarah

Willets

Grand Daughter

Single

8

1873

Coseley, Staffordshire, England

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