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Household of Edward Bower (born 1829, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kensington, 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.

Edward Bower and 15 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Edward Bower, born in 1829 in Leeds, Yorkshire, consisted of 16 members. Edward was the head of the household, married to Sara Bower, born in 1849 in Bayswater, Middlesex, England. They had 10 children; Thomas E (born 1862 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England), Julia (born 1863 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England), Charles (born 1865 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England), Elizabeth (born 1868 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England), Annie (born 1871 in St John's Wood, Middlesex, England), Florence (born 1874 in Paddington, Middlesex, England), Josephine (born 1875 in Paddington, Middlesex, England), May (born 1877 in Paddington, Middlesex, England), Cecil (born 1878 in Paddington, Middlesex, England) and Edward (born 1880 in Paddington, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Edward's Servant, Mary Ann (born 1831 in Dublin, Dublin, Ireland), Edward's Servant, Sarah (born 1856 in Hertfordshire, England), Edward's Servant, Clara (born 1861 in Chelsea, Middlesex, England) and Edward's Servant, Matilda (born 1851 in Germany).


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Edward Bower's household

Male

Edward

Bower

Head
Female

Sara

Bower

Wife
Male

Thomas E

Bower

Son
Female

Julia

Bower

Daughter
Male

Charles

Bower

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Bower

Daughter
Female

Annie

Bower

Daughter
Female

Florence

Bower

Daughter
Female

Josephine

Bower

Daughter
Female

May

Bower

Daughter
Female

Cecil

Bower

Daughter
Male

Edward

Bower

Son
Female

Mary Ann

Pead

Servant
Female

Sarah

Gilby

Servant
Female

Clara

Eyers

Servant
Female

Matilda

Ettenspeyer

Servant
First name(s) Edward
Last name Bower
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 52
Birth year 1829
Birth place Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Household members (16 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Edward

Bower

Head

Married

52

1829

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Sara

Bower

Wife

Married

32

1849

Bayswater, Middlesex, England

Thomas E

Bower

Son

Single

19

1862

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Julia

Bower

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Charles

Bower

Son

Single

16

1865

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Bower

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Annie

Bower

Daughter

Single

10

1871

St John's Wood, Middlesex, England

Florence

Bower

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Paddington, Middlesex, England

Josephine

Bower

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Paddington, Middlesex, England

May

Bower

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Paddington, Middlesex, England

Cecil

Bower

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Paddington, Middlesex, England

Edward

Bower

Son

Single

1

1880

Paddington, Middlesex, England

Mary Ann

Pead

Servant

Single

50

1831

Dublin, Dublin, Ireland

Sarah

Gilby

Servant

Single

25

1856

Hertfordshire, England

Clara

Eyers

Servant

Single

20

1861

Chelsea, Middlesex, England

Matilda

Ettenspeyer

Servant

Single

30

1851

Germany

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