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Household of Thomas J Bowen (born 1851, Carmarthenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Swansea, 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 J Bowen and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas J Bowen, born in 1851 in Carmarthen, Carmarthenshire, consisted of 9 members. Thomas J was the head of the household, married to Susan Elvina Bowen, born in 1847 in Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales. They had 2 children; Vivian Ellenor (born 1880 in Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales) and Shirley Elvina (born 1881 in Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas J's Boarder, John (born 1807 in Truro, Cornwall, England), Thomas J's Brother In Law, Edward Starbuck (born 1840 in Truro, Cornwall, England), Thomas J's Servant, Margaret (born 1858 in Llansamlet, Glamorganshire, Wales), Thomas J's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1860 in Carmarthen, Carmarthenshire, Wales) and Thomas J's Servant, Martha (born 1854 in St David's, Pembrokeshire, Wales).


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Thomas J Bowen's household

Male

Thomas J

Bowen

Head
Female

Susan Elvina

Bowen

Wife
Female

Vivian Ellenor

Bowen

Daughter
Female

Shirley Elvina

Bowen

Daughter
Male

John

Williams

Boarder
Male

Edward Starbuck

Williams

Brother In Law
Female

Margaret

Thomas

Servant
Female

Elizabeth

Davies

Servant
Female

Martha

Jenkins

Servant
First name(s) Thomas J
Last name Bowen
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 30
Birth year 1851
Birth place Carmarthen, Carmarthenshire, Wales

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas J

Bowen

Head

Married

30

1851

Carmarthen, Carmarthenshire, Wales

Susan Elvina

Bowen

Wife

Married

34

1847

Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales

Vivian Ellenor

Bowen

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales

Shirley Elvina

Bowen

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales

John

Williams

Boarder

Widower

74

1807

Truro, Cornwall, England

Edward Starbuck

Williams

Brother In Law

Single

41

1840

Truro, Cornwall, England

Margaret

Thomas

Servant

Single

23

1858

Llansamlet, Glamorganshire, Wales

Elizabeth

Davies

Servant

Single

21

1860

Carmarthen, Carmarthenshire, Wales

Martha

Jenkins

Servant

Single

27

1854

St David's, Pembrokeshire, Wales

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