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Household of William Bower (born 1805, Essex)

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

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Bower, born in 1805 in Mistley, Essex, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, widower. He had 3 children; William (born 1874 in Little Bentley, Essex, England), Harry (born 1875 in Little Bentley, Essex, England) and Elizabeth (born 1878 in Little Bentley, Kent, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Son Head, Robert (born 1844 in Little Bentley, Essex, England), William's Boarder, William (born 1857 in Little Bentley, Essex, England) and William's Boarder, Edwin (born 1843 in Waldron, Sussex, England).


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William Bower's household

Male

William

Bower

Head
Male

Robert

Bower

Son Head
Female

Mary Ann

Bower

Wife
Male

William

Bower

Son
Male

Harry

Bower

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Bower

Daughter
Male

William

Bates

Boarder
Male

Edwin

Read

Boarder
First name(s) William
Last name Bower
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 76
Birth year 1805
Birth place Mistley, Essex, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Bower

Head

Widower

76

1805

Mistley, Essex, England

Robert

Bower

Son Head

Married

37

1844

Little Bentley, Essex, England

Mary Ann

Bower

Wife

Married

33

1848

Great Bentley, Essex, England

William

Bower

Son

Single

7

1874

Little Bentley, Essex, England

Harry

Bower

Son

Single

6

1875

Little Bentley, Essex, England

Elizabeth

Bower

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Little Bentley, Kent, England

William

Bates

Boarder

Single

24

1857

Little Bentley, Essex, England

Edwin

Read

Boarder

Single

38

1843

Waldron, Sussex, England

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