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Household of Ruth Bowden (born 1828, Cheshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ashton under Lyne, Cheshire, 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.

Ruth Bowden and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Ruth Bowden, born in 1828 in Tintwistle, Cheshire, consisted of 8 members. Ruth was the head of the household, widow. She had 6 children; Elizabeth A (born 1858 in Field, Cheshire, England), Ruth (born 1860 in Field, Cheshire, England), Eliza (born 1862 in Field, Cheshire, England), Daniel (born 1867 in Field, Cheshire, England), Sarah E (born 1869 in Field, Cheshire, England) and Walter (born 1872 in Field, Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Ruth's Mother, Ann Harrop, born in 1808 in Tintwistle, Cheshire, England.


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Ruth Bowden's household

Female

Ruth

Bowden

Head
Female

Elizabeth A

Bowden

Daughter
Female

Ruth

Bowden

Daughter
Female

Eliza

Bowden

Daughter
Male

Daniel

Bowden

Son
Female

Sarah E

Bowden

Daughter
Male

Walter

Bowden

Son
Female

Ann

Harrop

Mother
First name(s) Ruth
Last name Bowden
Relationship Head
Marital status Widow
Age 53
Birth year 1828
Birth place Tintwistle, Cheshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Ruth

Bowden

Head

Widow

53

1828

Tintwistle, Cheshire, England

Elizabeth A

Bowden

Daughter

Single

23

1858

Field, Cheshire, England

Ruth

Bowden

Daughter

Single

21

1860

Field, Cheshire, England

Eliza

Bowden

Daughter

Single

19

1862

Field, Cheshire, England

Daniel

Bowden

Son

Single

14

1867

Field, Cheshire, England

Sarah E

Bowden

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Field, Cheshire, England

Walter

Bowden

Son

Single

9

1872

Field, Cheshire, England

Ann

Harrop

Mother

Widow

73

1808

Tintwistle, Cheshire, England

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