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Household of Robert Bowdon (born 1835, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Houghton Le Spring, 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.

Robert Bowdon and 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Bowdon, born in 1835 in Sunderland, Durham, consisted of 12 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Ann Bowdon, born in 1839 in Newbottle, Durham, England. They had 8 children; Henry D (born 1862 in Monkwearmouth, Durham, England), Mary Mart (born 1863 in Monkwearmouth, Durham, England), Adelaide (born 1866 in Monkwearmouth, Durham, England), Emeline (born 1868 in Monkwearmouth, Durham, England), Isabella (born 1872 in Southwick, Durham, England), Robert (born 1875 in Southwick, Durham, England), Dorothy (born 1877 in Southwick, Durham, England) and Mary Ann (born 1879 in Philadelphia, Durham, England). They had 1 grandchild; May Margaret, born 1881 in Newbottle, Durham, England.
During the period, also present in the household was Robert's Daughter In Law, Eleanor Bowdon, born in 1858 in Newbottle, Durham, England.


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Robert Bowdon's household

Male

Robert

Bowdon

Head
Female

Ann

Bowdon

Wife
Male

Henry D

Bowdon

Son
Female

Mary Mart

Bowdon

Daughter
Female

Adelaide

Bowdon

Daughter
Female

Emeline

Bowdon

Daughter
Female

Isabella

Bowdon

Daughter
Male

Robert

Bowdon

Son
Female

Dorothy

Bowdon

Daughter
Female

Eleanor

Bowdon

Daughter In Law
Female

May Margaret

Bowdon

Grand Daughter
Female

Mary Ann

Bowdon

Daughter
First name(s) Robert
Last name Bowdon
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place Sunderland, Durham, England

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Bowdon

Head

Married

46

1835

Sunderland, Durham, England

Ann

Bowdon

Wife

Married

42

1839

Newbottle, Durham, England

Henry D

Bowdon

Son

Married

19

1862

Monkwearmouth, Durham, England

Mary Mart

Bowdon

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Monkwearmouth, Durham, England

Adelaide

Bowdon

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Monkwearmouth, Durham, England

Emeline

Bowdon

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Monkwearmouth, Durham, England

Isabella

Bowdon

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Southwick, Durham, England

Robert

Bowdon

Son

Single

6

1875

Southwick, Durham, England

Dorothy

Bowdon

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Southwick, Durham, England

Eleanor

Bowdon

Daughter In Law

Married

23

1858

Newbottle, Durham, England

May Margaret

Bowdon

Grand Daughter

Single

0

1881

Newbottle, Durham, England

Mary Ann

Bowdon

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Philadelphia, Durham, England

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