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Household of James Bowers (born 1833, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wakefield, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Bowers, born in 1833 in Sandy Lane, Yorkshire, consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Mary Ann Bowers, born in 1839 in Pontefract, Yorkshire, England. They had 6 children; George (born 1864 in Sandy Lane, Yorkshire, England), Amelia (born 1866 in Sandy Lane, Yorkshire, England), Wright (born 1870 in Sandy Lane, Yorkshire, England), Lavinia (born 1874 in Sandy Lane, Yorkshire, England), Caroline (born 1878 in Sandy Lane, Yorkshire, England) and Ephraim (born 1881 in Sandy Lane, Yorkshire, England).


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James Bowers's household

Male

James

Bowers

Head
Female

Mary Ann

Bowers

Wife
Male

George

Bowers

Son
Female

Amelia

Bowers

Daughter
Male

Wright

Bowers

Son
Female

Lavinia

Bowers

Daughter
Female

Caroline

Bowers

Daughter
Male

Ephraim

Bowers

Son
First name(s) James
Last name Bowers
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Sandy Lane, Yorkshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Bowers

Head

Married

48

1833

Sandy Lane, Yorkshire, England

Mary Ann

Bowers

Wife

Married

42

1839

Pontefract, Yorkshire, England

George

Bowers

Son

Single

17

1864

Sandy Lane, Yorkshire, England

Amelia

Bowers

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Sandy Lane, Yorkshire, England

Wright

Bowers

Son

Single

11

1870

Sandy Lane, Yorkshire, England

Lavinia

Bowers

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Sandy Lane, Yorkshire, England

Caroline

Bowers

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Sandy Lane, Yorkshire, England

Ephraim

Bowers

Son

Single

0

1881

Sandy Lane, Yorkshire, England

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