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Household of William Bowman (born 1816, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Salford, Lancashire, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Bowman, born in 1816 in Manchester, Lancashire, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary Bowman, born in 1823 in Manchester, Lancashire, England. They had 6 children; Mary E (born 1852 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), John (born 1854 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Edmund (born 1861 in Salford, Lancashire, England), Alfred (born 1864 in Salford, Lancashire, England), Margaret A (born 1866 in Salford, Lancashire, England) and Walter (born 1860 in Salford, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Servant, Mary E Pickering, born in 1862 in Madeley, Shropshire, England.


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William Bowman's household

Male

William

Bowman

Head
Female

Mary

Bowman

Wife
Female

Mary E

Bowman

Daughter
Male

John

Bowman

Son
Male

Edmund

Bowman

Son
Male

Alfred

Bowman

Son
Female

Margaret A

Bowman

Daughter
Male

Walter

Bowman

Son
Female

Mary E

Pickering

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Bowman
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 65
Birth year 1816
Birth place Manchester, Lancashire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Bowman

Head

Married

65

1816

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Mary

Bowman

Wife

Married

58

1823

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Mary E

Bowman

Daughter

Single

29

1852

Manchester, Lancashire, England

John

Bowman

Son

Single

27

1854

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Edmund

Bowman

Son

Single

20

1861

Salford, Lancashire, England

Alfred

Bowman

Son

Single

17

1864

Salford, Lancashire, England

Margaret A

Bowman

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Salford, Lancashire, England

Walter

Bowman

Son

Single

21

1860

Salford, Lancashire, England

Mary E

Pickering

Servant

Single

19

1862

Madeley, Shropshire, England

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