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Household of James Bowker (born 1823, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chorlton, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Bowker, born in 1823 in Gorton, Lancashire, consisted of 9 members. James was the head of the household, married to Mary Bowker, born in 1829 in Manchester, Lancashire, England. They had 6 children; Maria (born 1857 in Gorton, Lancashire, England), James (born 1861 in Gorton, Lancashire, England), John (born 1865 in Gorton, Lancashire, England), Sarah (born 1866 in Gorton, Lancashire, England), Emma (born 1868 in Gorton, Lancashire, England) and William (born 1870 in Gorton, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Nurse Child, Emma Curran, born in 1877 in Gorton, Lancashire, England.


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James Bowker's household

Male

James

Bowker

Head
Female

Mary

Bowker

Wife
Female

Maria

Bowker

Daughter
Male

James

Bowker

Son
Male

John

Bowker

Son
Female

Sarah

Bowker

Daughter
Female

Emma

Bowker

Daughter
Male

William

Bowker

Son
Female

Emma

Curran

Nurse Child
First name(s) James
Last name Bowker
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 58
Birth year 1823
Birth place Gorton, Lancashire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Bowker

Head

Married

58

1823

Gorton, Lancashire, England

Mary

Bowker

Wife

Married

52

1829

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Maria

Bowker

Daughter

Single

24

1857

Gorton, Lancashire, England

James

Bowker

Son

Single

20

1861

Gorton, Lancashire, England

John

Bowker

Son

Single

16

1865

Gorton, Lancashire, England

Sarah

Bowker

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Gorton, Lancashire, England

Emma

Bowker

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Gorton, Lancashire, England

William

Bowker

Son

Single

11

1870

Gorton, Lancashire, England

Emma

Curran

Nurse Child

Single

4

1877

Gorton, Lancashire, England

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