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Household of William Bowden (born 1852, Wiltshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chard, Somerset, 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 Bowden and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Bowden, born in 1852 in Poulshot, Wiltshire, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Eliza Bowden, born in 1850 in Crewkerne, Somerset, England. They had 5 children; William (born 1872 in Misterton, Somerset, England), James (born 1874 in Crewkerne, Somerset, England), Bessie (born 1876 in Crewkerne, Somerset, England), Mary Ann (born 1879 in Crewkerne, Somerset, England) and Lily Beatrice (born 1881 in Crewkerne, Somerset, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Boarder, Ann Wallbridge, born in 1812 in Hinton St George, Somerset, England.


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William Bowden's household

Male

William

Bowden

Head
Female

Eliza

Bowden

Wife
Male

William

Bowden

Son
Male

James

Bowden

Son
Female

Bessie

Bowden

Daughter
Female

Mary Ann

Bowden

Daughter
Female

Lily Beatrice

Bowden

Daughter
Female

Ann

Wallbridge

Boarder
First name(s) William
Last name Bowden
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 29
Birth year 1852
Birth place Poulshot, Wiltshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Bowden

Head

Married

29

1852

Poulshot, Wiltshire, England

Eliza

Bowden

Wife

Married

31

1850

Crewkerne, Somerset, England

William

Bowden

Son

Single

9

1872

Misterton, Somerset, England

James

Bowden

Son

Single

7

1874

Crewkerne, Somerset, England

Bessie

Bowden

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Crewkerne, Somerset, England

Mary Ann

Bowden

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Crewkerne, Somerset, England

Lily Beatrice

Bowden

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Crewkerne, Somerset, England

Ann

Wallbridge

Boarder

Widow

69

1812

Hinton St George, Somerset, England

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