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Household of Reuben Bowles (born 1841, Kent)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Maidstone, Kent, 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.

Reuben Bowles and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Reuben Bowles, born in 1841 in Marden, Kent, consisted of 9 members. Reuben was the head of the household, married to Esther Bowles, born in 1850 in Yalding, Kent, England. They had 6 children; Stephen (born 1868 in Horsmonden, Kent, England), William (born 1870 in Horsmonden, Kent, England), Albert (born 1873 in Marden, Kent, England), Owen (born 1876 in Marden, Kent, England), Edith E (born 1878 in Marden, Kent, England) and Agnes (born 1881 in Yalding, Kent, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Reuben's Lodger, William Walter, born in 1824 in Yalding, Kent, England.


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Reuben Bowles's household

Male

Reuben

Bowles

Head
Female

Esther

Bowles

Wife
Male

Stephen

Bowles

Son
Male

William

Bowles

Son
Male

Albert

Bowles

Son
Male

Owen

Bowles

Son
Female

Edith E

Bowles

Daughter
Female

Agnes

Bowles

Daughter
Male

William

Walter

Lodger
First name(s) Reuben
Last name Bowles
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Marden, Kent, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Reuben

Bowles

Head

Married

40

1841

Marden, Kent, England

Esther

Bowles

Wife

Married

31

1850

Yalding, Kent, England

Stephen

Bowles

Son

Single

13

1868

Horsmonden, Kent, England

William

Bowles

Son

Single

11

1870

Horsmonden, Kent, England

Albert

Bowles

Son

Single

8

1873

Marden, Kent, England

Owen

Bowles

Son

Single

5

1876

Marden, Kent, England

Edith E

Bowles

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Marden, Kent, England

Agnes

Bowles

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Yalding, Kent, England

William

Walter

Lodger

Single

57

1824

Yalding, Kent, England

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