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Household of William Bowen (born 1842, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Barton upon Irwell, Lancashire, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Bowen, born in 1842 in Bolton, Lancashire, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Eleanor Bowen, born in 1843 in Macclesfield, Cheshire, England. They had 6 children; Jessie (born 1870 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Ernest E (born 1871 in Barton, Lancashire, England), Mary (born 1873 in Barton, Lancashire, England), Arthur W (born 1874 in Barton, Lancashire, England), Gertrude (born 1877 in Barton, Lancashire, England) and Leonard (born 1879 in Barton, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Servant, Mary E Lamb, born in 1839 in Manchester, Lancashire, England.


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William Bowen's household

Male

William

Bowen

Head
Female

Eleanor

Bowen

Wife
Female

Jessie

Bowen

Daughter
Male

Ernest E

Bowen

Son
Female

Mary

Bowen

Daughter
Male

Arthur W

Bowen

Son
Female

Gertrude

Bowen

Daughter
Male

Leonard

Bowen

Son
Female

Mary E

Lamb

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Bowen
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Bolton, Lancashire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Bowen

Head

Married

39

1842

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Eleanor

Bowen

Wife

Married

38

1843

Macclesfield, Cheshire, England

Jessie

Bowen

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Ernest E

Bowen

Son

Single

10

1871

Barton, Lancashire, England

Mary

Bowen

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Barton, Lancashire, England

Arthur W

Bowen

Son

Single

7

1874

Barton, Lancashire, England

Gertrude

Bowen

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Barton, Lancashire, England

Leonard

Bowen

Son

Single

2

1879

Barton, Lancashire, England

Mary E

Lamb

Servant

Single

42

1839

Manchester, Lancashire, England

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