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Household of William Alex Bowak (born 1837)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bethnal Green, London,Middlesex, 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.

William Alex Bowak and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Alex Bowak, born in 1837 in , consisted of 10 members. William Alex was the head of the household, married to Sophia Bowak, born in 1839 in Lambeth, Surrey, England. They had 8 children; Harry (born 1862 in Mile End, Middlesex, England), Sophia (born 1864 in Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England), May (born 1866 in Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England), Minnie (born 1868 in Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England), Lydia (born 1871 in Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England), Wennan (born 1873 in Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England), Thomas (born 1876 in -) and George (born 1879 in -).


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William Alex Bowak's household

Male

William Alex

Bowak

Head
Female

Sophia

Bowak

Wife
Male

Harry

Bowak

Son
Female

Sophia

Bowak

Daughter
Female

May

Bowak

Daughter
Female

Minnie

Bowak

Daughter
Female

Lydia

Bowak

Daughter
Male

Wennan

Bowak

Son
Male

Thomas

Bowak

Son
Male

George

Bowak

Son
First name(s) William Alex
Last name Bowak
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place -

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William Alex

Bowak

Head

Married

44

1837

-

Sophia

Bowak

Wife

Married

42

1839

Lambeth, Surrey, England

Harry

Bowak

Son

Single

19

1862

Mile End, Middlesex, England

Sophia

Bowak

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England

May

Bowak

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England

Minnie

Bowak

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England

Lydia

Bowak

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England

Wennan

Bowak

Son

Single

8

1873

Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England

Thomas

Bowak

Son

Single

5

1876

-

George

Bowak

Son

Single

2

1879

-

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