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Household of William Bowlt (born 1829, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Gateshead, 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 Bowlt and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Bowlt, born in 1829 in Gateshead, Durham, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Jane Bowlt, born in 1849 in Carlisle, Cumberland, England. They had 6 children; Elizabeth (born 1869 in Newcastle, Northumberland, England), Margaret (born 1872 in Newcastle, Northumberland, England), Anne (born 1874 in Newcastle, Northumberland, England), Mary (born 1875 in Newcastle, Northumberland, England), Francis (born 1878 in Gateshead, Durham, England) and Allison (born 1881 in Gateshead, Durham, England).


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William Bowlt's household

Male

William

Bowlt

Head
Female

Jane

Bowlt

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

Gordon

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Gordon

Daughter
Female

Anne

Gordon

Daughter
Female

Mary

Bowlt

Daughter
Female

Francis

Bowlt

Daughter
Male

Allison

Bowlt

Son
First name(s) William
Last name Bowlt
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 52
Birth year 1829
Birth place Gateshead, Durham, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Bowlt

Head

Married

52

1829

Gateshead, Durham, England

Jane

Bowlt

Wife

Married

32

1849

Carlisle, Cumberland, England

Elizabeth

Gordon

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Newcastle, Northumberland, England

Margaret

Gordon

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Newcastle, Northumberland, England

Anne

Gordon

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Newcastle, Northumberland, England

Mary

Bowlt

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Newcastle, Northumberland, England

Francis

Bowlt

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Gateshead, Durham, England

Allison

Bowlt

Son

Single

0

1881

Gateshead, Durham, England

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