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Household of Thomas Bowen (born 1834, Carmarthenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Neath, Glamorganshire, Wales

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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.

Thomas Bowen and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Bowen, born in 1834 in Llanelly, Carmarthenshire, consisted of 11 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Ann Bowen, born in 1832 in Pontyberem, Carmarthenshire, Wales. They had 8 children; Elizabeth (born 1859 in Maesteg, Glamorganshire, Wales), John (born 1861 in Maesteg, Glamorganshire, Wales), Richard (born 1863 in Maesteg, Glamorganshire, Wales), Margaret (born 1863 in Maesteg, Glamorganshire, Wales), Sarah Ann (born 1865 in Maesteg, Glamorganshire, Wales), Hannah (born 1868 in Maesteg, Glamorganshire, Wales), Jane (born 1871 in Maesteg, Glamorganshire, Wales) and William (born 1873 in Maesteg, Glamorganshire, Wales).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Nephew, John Jones, born in 1874 in Neath, Glamorganshire, Wales.


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Thomas Bowen's household

Male

Thomas

Bowen

Head
Female

Ann

Bowen

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

Bowen

Daughter
Male

John

Bowen

Son
Male

Richard

Bowen

Son
Female

Margaret

Bowen

Daughter
Female

Sarah Ann

Bowen

Daughter
Female

Hannah

Bowen

Daughter
Female

Jane

Bowen

Daughter
Male

William

Bowen

Son
Male

John

Jones

Nephew
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Bowen
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Llanelly, Carmarthenshire, Wales

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Bowen

Head

Married

47

1834

Llanelly, Carmarthenshire, Wales

Ann

Bowen

Wife

Married

49

1832

Pontyberem, Carmarthenshire, Wales

Elizabeth

Bowen

Daughter

Single

22

1859

Maesteg, Glamorganshire, Wales

John

Bowen

Son

Single

20

1861

Maesteg, Glamorganshire, Wales

Richard

Bowen

Son

Single

18

1863

Maesteg, Glamorganshire, Wales

Margaret

Bowen

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Maesteg, Glamorganshire, Wales

Sarah Ann

Bowen

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Maesteg, Glamorganshire, Wales

Hannah

Bowen

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Maesteg, Glamorganshire, Wales

Jane

Bowen

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Maesteg, Glamorganshire, Wales

William

Bowen

Son

Single

8

1873

Maesteg, Glamorganshire, Wales

John

Jones

Nephew

Single

7

1874

Neath, Glamorganshire, Wales

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