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Household of William Bowen (born 1852, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in South Molton, Devon, 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 Bowen and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Bowen, born in 1852 in Twitchen, Devon, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Bowen, born in 1855 in Devon, England. They had 4 children; John H (born 1872 in Charles, Devon, England), Mary J (born 1874 in Charles, Devon, England), Charles (born 1877 in Charles, Devon, England) and Sarah A (born 1880 in Charles, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Lodger, Henry Busell, born in 1807 in Molland, Devon, England.


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William Bowen's household

Male

William

Bowen

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Bowen

Wife
Male

John H

Bowen

Son
Female

Mary J

Bowen

Daughter
Male

Charles

Bowen

Son
Female

Sarah A

Bowen

Daughter
Male

Henry

Busell

Lodger
First name(s) William
Last name Bowen
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 29
Birth year 1852
Birth place Twitchen, Devon, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Bowen

Head

Married

29

1852

Twitchen, Devon, England

Elizabeth

Bowen

Wife

Married

26

1855

Devon, England

John H

Bowen

Son

Single

9

1872

Charles, Devon, England

Mary J

Bowen

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Charles, Devon, England

Charles

Bowen

Son

Single

4

1877

Charles, Devon, England

Sarah A

Bowen

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Charles, Devon, England

Henry

Busell

Lodger

Widower

74

1807

Molland, Devon, England

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