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Household of James Ed Bowker (born 1842, Yorkshire)

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 Ed Bowker and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Ed Bowker, born in 1842 in Burton in Lonsdale, Yorkshire, consisted of 8 members. James Ed was the head of the household, married to My J Bowker, born in 1847 in Bolton, Lancashire, England. They had 5 children; Thomas H (born 1866 in Westmorland, England), Margaret E (born 1868 in Westmorland, England), George E (born 1870 in Westmorland, England), James A (born 1872 in Westmorland, England) and John W (born 1879 in Bolton, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was James Ed's Servant, Alice Hesford, born in 1865 in Bolton, Lancashire, England.


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James Ed Bowker's household

Male

James Ed

Bowker

Head
Female

My J

Bowker

Wife
Male

Thomas H

Bowker

Son
Female

Margaret E

Bowker

Daughter
Male

George E

Bowker

Son
Male

James A

Bowker

Son
Male

John W

Bowker

Son
Female

Alice

Hesford

Servant
First name(s) James Ed
Last name Bowker
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Burton in Lonsdale, Yorkshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James Ed

Bowker

Head

Married

39

1842

Burton in Lonsdale, Yorkshire, England

My J

Bowker

Wife

Married

34

1847

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Thomas H

Bowker

Son

Single

15

1866

Westmorland, England

Margaret E

Bowker

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Westmorland, England

George E

Bowker

Son

Single

11

1870

Westmorland, England

James A

Bowker

Son

Single

9

1872

Westmorland, England

John W

Bowker

Son

Single

2

1879

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Alice

Hesford

Servant

Single

16

1865

Bolton, Lancashire, England

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