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Household of Robert Bowles (born 1822, Dorset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Shaftesbury, Dorset, 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 Bowles and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Bowles, born in 1822 in Gillingham, Dorset, consisted of 8 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Caroline Bowles, born in 1834 in Buckhorn Weston, Dorset, England. They had 6 children; Harry (born 1862 in Buckhorn Weston, Dorset, England), Mary (born 1864 in Buckhorn Weston, Dorset, England), John (born 1868 in Gillingham, Dorset, England), Sidney (born 1870 in Gillingham, Dorset, England), Rose (born 1873 in Gillingham, Dorset, England) and Agnes (born 1874 in Gillingham, Dorset, England).


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Robert Bowles's household

Male

Robert

Bowles

Head
Female

Caroline

Bowles

Wife
Male

Harry

Bowles

Son
Female

Mary

Bowles

Daughter
Male

John

Bowles

Son
Male

Sidney

Bowles

Son
Female

Rose

Bowles

Daughter
Female

Agnes

Bowles

Daughter
First name(s) Robert
Last name Bowles
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 59
Birth year 1822
Birth place Gillingham, Dorset, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Bowles

Head

Married

59

1822

Gillingham, Dorset, England

Caroline

Bowles

Wife

Married

47

1834

Buckhorn Weston, Dorset, England

Harry

Bowles

Son

Single

19

1862

Buckhorn Weston, Dorset, England

Mary

Bowles

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Buckhorn Weston, Dorset, England

John

Bowles

Son

Single

13

1868

Gillingham, Dorset, England

Sidney

Bowles

Son

Single

11

1870

Gillingham, Dorset, England

Rose

Bowles

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Gillingham, Dorset, England

Agnes

Bowles

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Gillingham, Dorset, England

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