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Household of Benjamin Gowers (born 1853, Suffolk)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Oldham, 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 Gowers and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Benjamin Gowers, born in 1853 in Suffolk, consisted of 7 members. Benjamin was the head of the household, married to Mary Ann Gowers, born in 1853 in Suffolk, England. They had 4 children; Thomas B (born 1873 in Suffolk, England), John Wm (born 1875 in Oldham, Lancashire, England), James Edward (born 1878 in Oldham, Lancashire, England) and Emily (born 1874 in Oldham, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Benjamin's Boarder, Joseph Wm Hill, born in 1853 in Macclesfield, Cheshire, England.


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Benjamin Gowers's household

Male

Benjamin

Gowers

Head
Female

Mary Ann

Gowers

Wife
Male

Thomas B

Gowers

Son
Male

John Wm

Gowers

Son
Male

James Edward

Gowers

Son
Female

Emily

Gowers

Daughter
Male

Joseph Wm

Hill

Boarder
First name(s) Benjamin
Last name Gowers
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 28
Birth year 1853
Birth place Suffolk, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Benjamin

Gowers

Head

Married

28

1853

Suffolk, England

Mary Ann

Gowers

Wife

Married

28

1853

Suffolk, England

Thomas B

Gowers

Son

Single

8

1873

Suffolk, England

John Wm

Gowers

Son

Single

6

1875

Oldham, Lancashire, England

James Edward

Gowers

Son

Single

3

1878

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Emily

Gowers

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Joseph Wm

Hill

Boarder

Single

28

1853

Macclesfield, Cheshire, England

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