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Household of William Bowes (born 1847, Durham)

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 Bowes and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Bowes, born in 1847 in Durham, Durham, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary Bowes, born in 1852 in Durham, Durham, England. They had 4 children; John (born 1874 in Durham, Durham, England), Thomas (born 1876 in Durham, Durham, England), William (born 1879 in Durham, Durham, England) and Martha (born 1881 in Durham, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Lodger, Joseph Bowes, born in 1857 in Durham, Durham, England.


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William Bowes's household

Male

William

Bowes

Head
Female

Mary

Bowes

Wife
Male

John

Bowes

Son
Male

Thomas

Bowes

Son
Male

William

Bowes

Son
Female

Martha

Bowes

Daughter
Male

Joseph

Bowes

Lodger
First name(s) William
Last name Bowes
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Durham, Durham, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Bowes

Head

Married

34

1847

Durham, Durham, England

Mary

Bowes

Wife

Married

29

1852

Durham, Durham, England

John

Bowes

Son

Single

7

1874

Durham, Durham, England

Thomas

Bowes

Son

Single

5

1876

Durham, Durham, England

William

Bowes

Son

Single

2

1879

Durham, Durham, England

Martha

Bowes

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Durham, Durham, England

Joseph

Bowes

Lodger

Single

24

1857

Durham, Durham, England

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