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Household of Thomas Bowler (born 1833, Bedfordshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Portsea Island, Hampshire, 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.

Thomas Bowler and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Bowler, born in 1833 in Bedford, Bedfordshire, consisted of 10 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Fanny Bowler, born in 1845 in Farlington, Hampshire, England. They had 5 children; Henry (born 1876 in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England), Mary J (born 1874 in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England), Caroline (born 1878 in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England), Helen (born 1879 in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England) and John (born 1881 in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Widower, Richard (born 1828 in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England), Thomas's Lodger, Jane (born 1845 in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England) and Thomas's Visitor, Helen (born 1861 in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England).


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Thomas Bowler's household

Male

Thomas

Bowler

Head
Female

Fanny

Bowler

Wife
Male

Richard

Wyatt

Widower
Female

Jane

Jerome

Lodger
Male

Henry

Jerome

Son
Female

Mary J

Jerome

Daughter
Female

Caroline

Jerome

Daughter
Female

Helen

Jerome

Daughter
Male

John

Jerome

Son
Female

Helen

Cotton

Visitor
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Bowler
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Bedford, Bedfordshire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Bowler

Head

Married

48

1833

Bedford, Bedfordshire, England

Fanny

Bowler

Wife

Married

36

1845

Farlington, Hampshire, England

Richard

Wyatt

Widower

Widower

53

1828

Portsmouth, Hampshire, England

Jane

Jerome

Lodger

Married

36

1845

Portsmouth, Hampshire, England

Henry

Jerome

Son

Single

5

1876

Portsmouth, Hampshire, England

Mary J

Jerome

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Portsmouth, Hampshire, England

Caroline

Jerome

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Portsmouth, Hampshire, England

Helen

Jerome

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Portsmouth, Hampshire, England

John

Jerome

Son

Single

0

1881

Portsmouth, Hampshire, England

Helen

Cotton

Visitor

Single

20

1861

Portsmouth, Hampshire, England

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