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Household of Thomas Bowles (born 1847, Dorset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Barrow in Furness, Lancashire, 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 Bowles and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Bowles, born in 1847 in Gillingham, Dorset, consisted of 9 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Ann Bowles, born in 1856 in Cleator Moor, Cumberland, England. They had 4 children; Sarah A (born 1876 in Wingate, Durham, England), Charlotte (born 1878 in Distington, Cumberland, England), Thomas (born 1879 in Whitehaven, Cumberland, England) and Matilda (born 1881 in Barrow, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Sister In Law, Bridget (born 1860 in Cleator Moor, Cumberland, England), Thomas's Sister In Law, Mary (born 1863 in Cleator Moor, Cumberland, England) and Thomas's Boarder, William (born 1848 in Plymouth, Devon, England).


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Thomas Bowles's household

Male

Thomas

Bowles

Head
Female

Ann

Bowles

Wife
Female

Sarah A

Bowles

Daughter
Female

Charlotte

Bowles

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Bowles

Son
Female

Matilda

Bowles

Daughter
Female

Bridget

Mc Avoy

Sister In Law
Female

Mary

Mc Avoy

Sister In Law
Male

William

Jago

Boarder
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Bowles
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Gillingham, Dorset, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Bowles

Head

Married

34

1847

Gillingham, Dorset, England

Ann

Bowles

Wife

Married

25

1856

Cleator Moor, Cumberland, England

Sarah A

Bowles

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Wingate, Durham, England

Charlotte

Bowles

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Distington, Cumberland, England

Thomas

Bowles

Son

Single

2

1879

Whitehaven, Cumberland, England

Matilda

Bowles

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Barrow, Lancashire, England

Bridget

Mc Avoy

Sister In Law

Single

21

1860

Cleator Moor, Cumberland, England

Mary

Mc Avoy

Sister In Law

Single

18

1863

Cleator Moor, Cumberland, England

William

Jago

Boarder

Single

33

1848

Plymouth, Devon, England

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