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Household of William Bowles (born 1841, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Keighley, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Bowles, born in 1841 in Yorkshire, consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Bowles, born in 1833 in London, Middlesex, England. They had 3 children; Mary (born 1866 in Guide Bridge, Lancashire, England), John W (born 1872 in Guide Bridge, Lancashire, England) and Alfred (born 1876 in Guide Bridge, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Boarder, John Wood, born in 1851 in Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England.


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William Bowles's household

Male

William

Bowles

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Bowles

Wife
Female

Mary

Bowles

Daughter
Male

John W

Bowles

Son
Male

Alfred

Bowles

Son
Male

John

Wood

Boarder
First name(s) William
Last name Bowles
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Yorkshire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Bowles

Head

Married

40

1841

Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Bowles

Wife

Married

48

1833

London, Middlesex, England

Mary

Bowles

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Guide Bridge, Lancashire, England

John W

Bowles

Son

Single

9

1872

Guide Bridge, Lancashire, England

Alfred

Bowles

Son

Single

5

1876

Guide Bridge, Lancashire, England

John

Wood

Boarder

Single

30

1851

Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England

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