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Household of William Bowles (born 1848, Kent)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in North Aylesford, Kent, 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 Bowles and 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Bowles, born in 1848 in Meopham, Kent, consisted of 12 members. William was the head of the household, married to Phoebe Bowles, born in 1851 in Maidstone, Kent, England. They had 3 children; Phoebe (born 1870 in Northfleet, Kent, England), Mary (born 1875 in Northfleet, Kent, England) and William (born 1878 in Northfleet, Kent, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Boarder, Henry (born 1864 in Cobham, Kent, England), William's Boarder, Alfred (born 1858 in Birling, Kent, England), William's Boarder, David (born 1865 in Meopham, Kent, England), William's Boarder, William (born 1864 in Ifield, Kent, England), William's Boarder, John (born 1865 in Ifield, Kent, England), William's Boarder, John (born 1866 in Meopham, Kent, England) and William's Visitor, Mary (born 1829 in Dunstable, Bedfordshire, England).


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William Bowles's household

Male

William

Bowles

Head
Female

Phoebe

Bowles

Wife
Female

Phoebe

Bowles

Daughter
Female

Mary

Bowles

Daughter
Male

William

Bowles

Son
Male

Henry

Bowles

Boarder
Male

Alfred

Roots

Boarder
Male

David

Roots

Boarder
Male

William

Russell

Boarder
Male

John

Hills

Boarder
Male

John

Goodchild

Boarder
Female

Mary

Collins

Visitor
First name(s) William
Last name Bowles
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place Meopham, Kent, England

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Bowles

Head

Married

33

1848

Meopham, Kent, England

Phoebe

Bowles

Wife

Married

30

1851

Maidstone, Kent, England

Phoebe

Bowles

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Northfleet, Kent, England

Mary

Bowles

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Northfleet, Kent, England

William

Bowles

Son

Single

3

1878

Northfleet, Kent, England

Henry

Bowles

Boarder

Single

17

1864

Cobham, Kent, England

Alfred

Roots

Boarder

Single

23

1858

Birling, Kent, England

David

Roots

Boarder

Single

16

1865

Meopham, Kent, England

William

Russell

Boarder

Single

17

1864

Ifield, Kent, England

John

Hills

Boarder

Single

16

1865

Ifield, Kent, England

John

Goodchild

Boarder

Single

15

1866

Meopham, Kent, England

Mary

Collins

Visitor

Married

52

1829

Dunstable, Bedfordshire, England

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