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Household of Benjamin Fowler (born 1851, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Manchester, Lancashire, 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.

Benjamin Fowler and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Benjamin Fowler, born in 1851 in Manchester, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. Benjamin was the head of the household, married to Margaret Fowler, born in 1845 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household were Benjamin's Step Daughter, Mary (born 1866 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Benjamin's Step Son, William (born 1867 in Ayrshire, Scotland), Benjamin's Step Son, John (born 1870 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Benjamin's Step Daughter, Maggie (born 1876 in Manchester, Lancashire, England) and Benjamin's Servant, Jane (born 1857 in Manchester, Lancashire, England).


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Benjamin Fowler's household

Male

Benjamin

Fowler

Head
Female

Margaret

Fowler

Wife
Female

Mary

Blackwood

Step Daughter
Male

William

Blackwood

Step Son
Male

John

Blackwood

Step Son
Female

Maggie

Blackwood

Step Daughter
Female

Jane

Draper

Servant
First name(s) Benjamin
Last name Fowler
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 30
Birth year 1851
Birth place Manchester, Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Benjamin

Fowler

Head

Married

30

1851

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Fowler

Wife

Married

36

1845

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Blackwood

Step Daughter

Single

15

1866

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Blackwood

Step Son

Single

14

1867

Ayrshire, Scotland

John

Blackwood

Step Son

Single

11

1870

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Maggie

Blackwood

Step Daughter

Single

5

1876

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Jane

Draper

Servant

Single

24

1857

Manchester, Lancashire, England

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