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Household of James Bowers (born 1847, Norfolk)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bramley, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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.

James Bowers and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Bowers, born in 1847 in Norfolk, consisted of 11 members. James was the head of the household, married to Sarah A Bowers, born in 1846 in Norfolk, England. They had 5 children; William (born 1870 in Norfolk, England), James (born 1873 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England), Henry (born 1875 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England), Mary E (born 1878 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England) and Albert (born 1881 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Father In Law, George (born 1811 in Norfolk, England), James's Boarder, Henry (born 1854 in Norfolk, England), James's Boarder, James (born 1860 in Norfolk, England) and James's Boarder, Mary A (born 1863 in Seaham, Norfolk, England).


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James Bowers's household

Male

James

Bowers

Head
Female

Sarah A

Bowers

Wife
Male

William

Bowers

Son
Male

James

Bowers

Son
Male

Henry

Bowers

Son
Female

Mary E

Bowers

Daughter
Male

Albert

Bowers

Son
Male

George

Eaglen

Father In Law
Female

Henry

Eaglen

Boarder
Male

James

Eaglen

Boarder
Female

Mary A

Eaglen

Boarder
First name(s) James
Last name Bowers
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Norfolk, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Bowers

Head

Married

34

1847

Norfolk, England

Sarah A

Bowers

Wife

Married

35

1846

Norfolk, England

William

Bowers

Son

Single

11

1870

Norfolk, England

James

Bowers

Son

Single

8

1873

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Henry

Bowers

Son

Single

6

1875

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Mary E

Bowers

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Albert

Bowers

Son

Single

0

1881

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

George

Eaglen

Father In Law

Widower

70

1811

Norfolk, England

Henry

Eaglen

Boarder

Single

27

1854

Norfolk, England

James

Eaglen

Boarder

Married

21

1860

Norfolk, England

Mary A

Eaglen

Boarder

Married

18

1863

Seaham, Norfolk, England

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