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Household of William Bowser (born 1847, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sculcoates, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (East Riding), 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 Bowser and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Bowser, born in 1847 in Leeds, Yorkshire, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary Bowser, born in 1848 in Westmorland, England. They had 4 children; Grace (born 1868 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England), Martha (born 1871 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England), John (born 1873 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England) and Albert (born 1876 in Hull, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Boarder, Sam (born 1855 in Holme on Spalding Moor, Yorkshire, England) and William's Boarder, William (born 1860 in Stratford, Essex, England).


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William Bowser's household

Male

William

Bowser

Head
Female

Mary

Bowser

Wife
Female

Grace

Bowser

Daughter
Female

Martha

Bowser

Daughter
Male

John

Bowser

Son
Male

Albert

Bowser

Son
Male

Sam

Ash

Boarder
Male

William

Bruce

Boarder
First name(s) William
Last name Bowser
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Bowser

Head

Married

34

1847

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Mary

Bowser

Wife

Married

33

1848

Westmorland, England

Grace

Bowser

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Martha

Bowser

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Halifax, Yorkshire, England

John

Bowser

Son

Single

8

1873

Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Albert

Bowser

Son

Single

5

1876

Hull, Yorkshire, England

Sam

Ash

Boarder

Single

26

1855

Holme on Spalding Moor, Yorkshire, England

William

Bruce

Boarder

Single

21

1860

Stratford, Essex, England

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