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Household of William Bowen (born 1831, Glamorganshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Neath, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Bowen, born in 1831 in Neath, Glamorganshire, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Martha Bowen, born in 1829 in Narberth, Pembrokeshire, Wales. They had 6 children; Thomas (born 1862 in Glamorganshire, Wales), Elizabeth (born 1864 in Glamorganshire, Wales), Harriet (born 1868 in Glamorganshire, Wales), Martha Jane (born 1869 in Glamorganshire, Wales), Sarah (born 1871 in Glamorganshire, Wales) and Cory Jane (born 1873 in Glamorganshire, Wales).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Boarder Lodger, Thomas Dunn, born in 1847 in Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorganshire, Wales.


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William Bowen's household

Male

William

Bowen

Head
Female

Martha

Bowen

Wife
Male

Thomas

Bowen

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Bowen

Daughter
Female

Harriet

Bowen

Daughter
Female

Martha Jane

Bowen

Daughter
Female

Sarah

Bowen

Daughter
Female

Cory Jane

Bowen

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Dunn

Boarder Lodger
First name(s) William
Last name Bowen
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Neath, Glamorganshire, Wales

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Bowen

Head

Married

50

1831

Neath, Glamorganshire, Wales

Martha

Bowen

Wife

Married

52

1829

Narberth, Pembrokeshire, Wales

Thomas

Bowen

Son

Single

19

1862

Glamorganshire, Wales

Elizabeth

Bowen

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Glamorganshire, Wales

Harriet

Bowen

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Glamorganshire, Wales

Martha Jane

Bowen

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Glamorganshire, Wales

Sarah

Bowen

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Glamorganshire, Wales

Cory Jane

Bowen

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Glamorganshire, Wales

Thomas

Dunn

Boarder Lodger

Widower

34

1847

Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorganshire, Wales

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