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Household of William Bowen (born 1829, Glamorganshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Pontypridd, Glamorganshire, Wales

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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 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Bowen, born in 1829 in Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorganshire, consisted of 12 members. William was the head of the household, married to Sarah Bowen, born in 1831 in Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorganshire, Wales. They had 6 children; Ann (born 1859 in Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorganshire, Wales), Thomas (born 1861 in Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorganshire, Wales), Charles (born 1863 in Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorganshire, Wales), Sarah (born 1864 in Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorganshire, Wales), William (born 1866 in Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorganshire, Wales) and Catharine M (born 1872 in Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorganshire, Wales).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Boarder, Morgan (born 1848 in Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorganshire, Wales), William's Boarder, David (born 1857 in Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorganshire, Wales), William's Boarder, Samuel (born 1859 in Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorganshire, Wales) and William's Boarder, William (born 1861 in Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorganshire, Wales).


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William Bowen's household

Male

William

Bowen

Head
Female

Sarah

Bowen

Wife
Female

Ann

Bowen

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Bowen

Son
Male

Charles

Bowen

Son
Female

Sarah

Bowen

Daughter
Male

William

Bowen

Son
Female

Catharine M

Bowen

Daughter
Male

Morgan

Harries

Boarder
Male

David

Gravell

Boarder
Male

Samuel

Phillips

Boarder
Male

William

Jones

Boarder
First name(s) William
Last name Bowen
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 52
Birth year 1829
Birth place Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorganshire, Wales

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Bowen

Head

Married

52

1829

Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorganshire, Wales

Sarah

Bowen

Wife

Married

50

1831

Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorganshire, Wales

Ann

Bowen

Daughter

Single

22

1859

Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorganshire, Wales

Thomas

Bowen

Son

Single

20

1861

Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorganshire, Wales

Charles

Bowen

Son

Single

18

1863

Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorganshire, Wales

Sarah

Bowen

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorganshire, Wales

William

Bowen

Son

Single

15

1866

Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorganshire, Wales

Catharine M

Bowen

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorganshire, Wales

Morgan

Harries

Boarder

Single

33

1848

Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorganshire, Wales

David

Gravell

Boarder

Single

24

1857

Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorganshire, Wales

Samuel

Phillips

Boarder

Single

22

1859

Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorganshire, Wales

William

Jones

Boarder

Single

20

1861

Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorganshire, Wales

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