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Household of William Bowman (born 1833, Durham)

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

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Bowman, born in 1833 in Heighington, Durham, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Bowman, born in 1832 in Murton, Westmorland, England. They had 5 children; Hannah (born 1858 in Cornforth, Durham, England), Jane (born 1866 in Coxhoe, Durham, England), Sarah (born 1869 in Durham, England), John W (born 1871 in Durham, England) and Mina O (born 1872 in Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Mother In Law, Dorothy Henderson, born in 1805 in Penrith, Cumberland, England.


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William Bowman's household

Male

William

Bowman

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Bowman

Wife
Female

Hannah

Bowman

Daughter
Female

Jane

Bowman

Daughter
Female

Sarah

Bowman

Daughter
Male

John W

Bowman

Son
Female

Mina O

Bowman

Daughter
Female

Dorothy

Henderson

Mother In Law
First name(s) William
Last name Bowman
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Heighington, Durham, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Bowman

Head

Married

48

1833

Heighington, Durham, England

Elizabeth

Bowman

Wife

Married

49

1832

Murton, Westmorland, England

Hannah

Bowman

Daughter

Single

23

1858

Cornforth, Durham, England

Jane

Bowman

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Coxhoe, Durham, England

Sarah

Bowman

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Durham, England

John W

Bowman

Son

Single

10

1871

Durham, England

Mina O

Bowman

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Durham, England

Dorothy

Henderson

Mother In Law

Widow

76

1805

Penrith, Cumberland, England

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