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Household of William Bowater (born 1824, Staffordshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dudley, Staffordshire, 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 Bowater and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Bowater, born in 1824 in Rowley Regis, Staffordshire, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Phloebe Bowater, born in 1834 in Rowley Regis, Staffordshire, England. They had 5 children; John (born 1859 in Rowley Regis, Staffordshire, England), Nancy (born 1861 in Rowley Regis, Staffordshire, England), Thomas (born 1864 in Rowley Regis, Staffordshire, England), Mary Ann (born 1866 in Rowley Regis, Staffordshire, England) and Clara (born 1868 in Rowley Regis, Staffordshire, England).


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William Bowater's household

Male

William

Bowater

Head
Female

Phloebe

Bowater

Wife
Male

John

Bowater

Son
Female

Nancy

Bowater

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Bowater

Son
Female

Mary Ann

Bowater

Daughter
Female

Clara

Bowater

Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name Bowater
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 57
Birth year 1824
Birth place Rowley Regis, Staffordshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Bowater

Head

Married

57

1824

Rowley Regis, Staffordshire, England

Phloebe

Bowater

Wife

Married

47

1834

Rowley Regis, Staffordshire, England

John

Bowater

Son

Single

22

1859

Rowley Regis, Staffordshire, England

Nancy

Bowater

Daughter

Single

20

1861

Rowley Regis, Staffordshire, England

Thomas

Bowater

Son

Single

17

1864

Rowley Regis, Staffordshire, England

Mary Ann

Bowater

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Rowley Regis, Staffordshire, England

Clara

Bowater

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Rowley Regis, Staffordshire, England

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