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Household of James Bowker (born 1844, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bolton, 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.

James Bowker and 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Bowker, born in 1844 in Bolton, Lancashire, consisted of 4 members. James was the head of the household, single.
During the period, also present in the household were James's Mother, Alice (born 1798 in Whitefield, Lancashire, England), James's Sister, Elizabeth (born 1849 in Bolton, Lancashire, England) and James's Boarder, Betsy (born 1853 in Bolton, Lancashire, England).


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James Bowker's household

Male

James

Bowker

Head
Female

Alice

Bowker

Mother
Female

Elizabeth

Bowker

Sister
Female

Betsy

Clough

Boarder
First name(s) James
Last name Bowker
Relationship Head
Marital status Single
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Bolton, Lancashire, England

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Bowker

Head

Single

37

1844

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Alice

Bowker

Mother

Widow

83

1798

Whitefield, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Bowker

Sister

Single

32

1849

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Betsy

Clough

Boarder

Single

28

1853

Bolton, Lancashire, England

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