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Household of William Bowden (born 1820, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Houghton Le Spring, Durham, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Bowden, born in 1820 in Ilfracombe, Devon, consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary Bowden, born in 1819 in Barnstaple, Devon, England. They had 1 child; Louisa, born 1861 in Aberdare, Glamorganshire, Wales.
During the period, also present in the household were William's Boarder Head, Thomas (born 1861 in Easington Lane, Durham, England), William's Boarder, Ann (born 1864 in Aberdare, Glamorganshire, Wales) and William's Boarder, John (born 1863 in Scotland).


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William Bowden's household

Male

William

Bowden

Head
Female

Mary

Bowden

Wife
Female

Louisa

Bowden

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Allin

Boarder Head
Female

Ann

Allin

Boarder
Male

John

Fenwick

Boarder
First name(s) William
Last name Bowden
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 61
Birth year 1820
Birth place Ilfracombe, Devon, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Bowden

Head

Married

61

1820

Ilfracombe, Devon, England

Mary

Bowden

Wife

Married

62

1819

Barnstaple, Devon, England

Louisa

Bowden

Daughter

Single

20

1861

Aberdare, Glamorganshire, Wales

Thomas

Allin

Boarder Head

Married

20

1861

Easington Lane, Durham, England

Ann

Allin

Boarder

Married

17

1864

Aberdare, Glamorganshire, Wales

John

Fenwick

Boarder

Single

18

1863

Scotland

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