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Household of William Bows (born 1858, Kent)

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

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Bows, born in 1858 in Chislet, Kent, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary J Bows, born in 1858 in Canterbury, Kent, England. They had 3 children; Emma (born 1878 in Margate, Kent, England), William (born 1879 in Margate, Kent, England) and Infant (born 1881 in Margate, Kent, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Father, Isaac (born 1833 in Canterbury, Kent, England), William's Mother, Emma (born 1832 in Canterbury, Kent, England) and William's Visitor, Emily (born 1861 in Middlesex, England).


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William Bows's household

Male

William

Bows

Head
Female

Mary J

Bows

Wife
Female

Emma

Bows

Daughter
Male

William

Bows

Son
Male

Infant

Bows

Son
Male

Isaac

Bass

Father
Female

Emma

Bows

Mother
Female

Emily

Aldred

Visitor
First name(s) William
Last name Bows
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 23
Birth year 1858
Birth place Chislet, Kent, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Bows

Head

Married

23

1858

Chislet, Kent, England

Mary J

Bows

Wife

Married

23

1858

Canterbury, Kent, England

Emma

Bows

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Margate, Kent, England

William

Bows

Son

Single

2

1879

Margate, Kent, England

Infant

Bows

Son

Single

0

1881

Margate, Kent, England

Isaac

Bass

Father

Married

48

1833

Canterbury, Kent, England

Emma

Bows

Mother

Married

49

1832

Canterbury, Kent, England

Emily

Aldred

Visitor

Single

20

1861

Middlesex, England

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