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Household of William Bowring (born 1837, Dorset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dorchester, Dorset, 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 Bowring and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Bowring, born in 1837 in Osmington, Dorset, consisted of 10 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary Ann Bowring, born in 1838 in Corfe Castle, Dorset, England. They had 7 children; Charles (born 1859 in Dorset, England), Herbert James (born 1862 in Dorset, England), Matilda Harriet (born 1867 in Dorset, England), John (born 1871 in Dorset, England), William George (born 1874 in Dorset, England), Arthur (born 1877 in Dorset, England) and Alice Mary (born 1880 in Charminster, Dorset, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Father, James Bowring, born in 1804 in Portesham, Dorset, England.


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William Bowring's household

Male

William

Bowring

Head
Female

Mary Ann

Bowring

Wife
Male

Charles

Bowring

Son
Male

Herbert James

Bowring

Son
Female

Matilda Harriet

Bowring

Daughter
Male

John

Bowring

Son
Male

William George

Bowring

Son
Male

Arthur

Bowring

Son
Female

Alice Mary

Bowring

Daughter
Male

James

Bowring

Father
First name(s) William
Last name Bowring
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Osmington, Dorset, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Bowring

Head

Married

44

1837

Osmington, Dorset, England

Mary Ann

Bowring

Wife

Married

43

1838

Corfe Castle, Dorset, England

Charles

Bowring

Son

Single

22

1859

Dorset, England

Herbert James

Bowring

Son

Single

19

1862

Dorset, England

Matilda Harriet

Bowring

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Dorset, England

John

Bowring

Son

Single

10

1871

Dorset, England

William George

Bowring

Son

Single

7

1874

Dorset, England

Arthur

Bowring

Son

Single

4

1877

Dorset, England

Alice Mary

Bowring

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Charminster, Dorset, England

James

Bowring

Father

Widower

77

1804

Portesham, Dorset, England

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