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Household of William Bowman (born 1823, Kent)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Lewisham, London,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 Bowman and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Bowman, born in 1823 in Tilmanstone, Kent, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Dorcas M Bowman, born in 1821 in Canterbury, Kent, England. They had 4 children; Alice (born 1856 in Homerton, Middlesex, England), Syra (born 1858 in Homerton, Middlesex, England), Ida (born 1861 in St Luke's, Middlesex, England) and Julia (born 1864 in Hackney, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Servant, Selina Carter, born in 1858 in Cambridgeshire, England.


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William Bowman's household

Male

William

Bowman

Head
Female

Dorcas M

Bowman

Wife
Female

Alice

Bowman

Daughter
Female

Syra

Bowman

Daughter
Female

Ida

Bowman

Daughter
Female

Julia

Bowman

Daughter
Female

Selina

Carter

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Bowman
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 58
Birth year 1823
Birth place Tilmanstone, Kent, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Bowman

Head

Married

58

1823

Tilmanstone, Kent, England

Dorcas M

Bowman

Wife

Married

60

1821

Canterbury, Kent, England

Alice

Bowman

Daughter

Single

25

1856

Homerton, Middlesex, England

Syra

Bowman

Daughter

Single

23

1858

Homerton, Middlesex, England

Ida

Bowman

Daughter

Single

20

1861

St Luke's, Middlesex, England

Julia

Bowman

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Hackney, Middlesex, England

Selina

Carter

Servant

Single

23

1858

Cambridgeshire, England

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