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Household of William J Bowen (born 1837, Middlesex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bethnal Green, London,Middlesex, 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 J Bowen and 13 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William J Bowen, born in 1837 in Bethnal Green, Middlesex, consisted of 14 members. William J was the head of the household, married to Jane E Bowen, born in 1839 in Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England. They had 10 children; William J (born 1863 in Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England), John T (born 1863 in Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England), Lizzie E (born 1865 in Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England), Alice B (born 1868 in Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England), Albert (born 1870 in Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England), Mary Ann (born 1872 in Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England), Arthur (born 1875 in Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England), Alfred (born 1879 in Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England), Henry (born 1881 in Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England) and Ethel (born 1877 in Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William J's Lodger Head, Ellen L (born 1861 in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England) and William J's -, George (born 1866 in Stepney, Middlesex, England).


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William J Bowen's household

Male

William J

Bowen

Head
Female

Jane E

Bowen

Wife
Male

William J

Bowen

Son
Male

John T

Bowen

Son
Female

Lizzie E

Bowen

Daughter
Female

Alice B

Bowen

Daughter
Male

Albert

Bowen

Son
Female

Mary Ann

Bowen

Daughter
Male

Arthur

Bowen

Son
Male

Alfred

Bowen

Son
Male

Henry

Bowen

Son
Female

Ethel

Bowen

Daughter
Female

Ellen L

Durant

Lodger Head
Male

George

Durant

-
First name(s) William J
Last name Bowen
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England

Household members (14 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William J

Bowen

Head

Married

44

1837

Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England

Jane E

Bowen

Wife

Married

42

1839

Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England

William J

Bowen

Son

Single

18

1863

Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England

John T

Bowen

Son

Single

18

1863

Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England

Lizzie E

Bowen

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England

Alice B

Bowen

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England

Albert

Bowen

Son

Single

11

1870

Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England

Mary Ann

Bowen

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England

Arthur

Bowen

Son

Single

6

1875

Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England

Alfred

Bowen

Son

Single

2

1879

Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England

Henry

Bowen

Son

Single

0

1881

Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England

Ethel

Bowen

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England

Ellen L

Durant

Lodger Head

Single

20

1861

Portsmouth, Hampshire, England

George

Durant

-

Single

15

1866

Stepney, Middlesex, England

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