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Household of John Bower (born 1822, Cheshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Macclesfield, Cheshire, 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.

John Bower and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Bower, born in 1822 in Acton Bridge, Cheshire, consisted of 11 members. John was the head of the household, married to Catherine Bower, born in 1826 in Acton Bridge, Cheshire, England. They had 4 children; Arthur Stanway (born 1856 in Acton Bridge, Cheshire, England), Henry Wyatt (born 1859 in Acton Bridge, Cheshire, England), Sarah Ellen (born 1861 in Lower Withington, Cheshire, England) and Elizabeth Ann (born 1870 in Lower Withington, Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Servant, Sarah (born 1857 in Siddington, Cheshire, England), John's Servant, Ann (born 1864 in Acton Bridge, Cheshire, England), John's Servant, Henry (born 1861 in Acton Bridge, Cheshire, England), John's Servant, James (born 1862 in Derbyshire, England) and John's Servant, Albert (born 1864 in Acton Bridge, Cheshire, England).


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John Bower's household

Male

John

Bower

Head
Female

Catherine

Bower

Wife
Male

Arthur Stanway

Bower

Son
Male

Henry Wyatt

Bower

Son
Female

Sarah Ellen

Bower

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth Ann

Bower

Daughter
Female

Sarah

Wood

Servant
Female

Ann

Wilkinson

Servant
Male

Henry

Haughton

Servant
Male

James

Heathcote

Servant
Male

Albert

Wilkinson

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Bower
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 59
Birth year 1822
Birth place Acton Bridge, Cheshire, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Bower

Head

Married

59

1822

Acton Bridge, Cheshire, England

Catherine

Bower

Wife

Married

55

1826

Acton Bridge, Cheshire, England

Arthur Stanway

Bower

Son

Single

25

1856

Acton Bridge, Cheshire, England

Henry Wyatt

Bower

Son

Single

22

1859

Acton Bridge, Cheshire, England

Sarah Ellen

Bower

Daughter

Single

20

1861

Lower Withington, Cheshire, England

Elizabeth Ann

Bower

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Lower Withington, Cheshire, England

Sarah

Wood

Servant

Single

24

1857

Siddington, Cheshire, England

Ann

Wilkinson

Servant

Single

17

1864

Acton Bridge, Cheshire, England

Henry

Haughton

Servant

Single

20

1861

Acton Bridge, Cheshire, England

James

Heathcote

Servant

Single

19

1862

Derbyshire, England

Albert

Wilkinson

Servant

Single

17

1864

Acton Bridge, Cheshire, England

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