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Household of John Bower (born 1805, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Rotherham, 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.

John Bower and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Bower, born in 1805 in Rotherham, Yorkshire, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, widower. He had 7 children; George Henry (born 1863 in Rotherham, Yorkshire, England), Arthur (born 1865 in Rotherham, Yorkshire, England), Clara (born 1867 in Rotherham, Yorkshire, England), Lily (born 1868 in Rotherham, Yorkshire, England), Caroline (born 1871 in Rotherham, Yorkshire, England), Annie (born 1873 in Rotherham, Yorkshire, England) and Ann (born 1872 in Rotherham, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Housekeeper, Mary Ann Darwin, born in 1841 in Rotherham, Yorkshire, England.


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John Bower's household

Male

John

Bower

Head
Male

George Henry

Bower

Son
Male

Arthur

Bower

Son
Female

Clara

Bower

Daughter
Female

Lily

Bower

Daughter
Female

Caroline

Bower

Daughter
Female

Annie

Bower

Daughter
Female

Mary Ann

Darwin

Housekeeper
Female

Ann

Darwin

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Bower
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 76
Birth year 1805
Birth place Rotherham, Yorkshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Bower

Head

Widower

76

1805

Rotherham, Yorkshire, England

George Henry

Bower

Son

Single

18

1863

Rotherham, Yorkshire, England

Arthur

Bower

Son

Single

16

1865

Rotherham, Yorkshire, England

Clara

Bower

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Rotherham, Yorkshire, England

Lily

Bower

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Rotherham, Yorkshire, England

Caroline

Bower

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Rotherham, Yorkshire, England

Annie

Bower

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Rotherham, Yorkshire, England

Mary Ann

Darwin

Housekeeper

-

40

1841

Rotherham, Yorkshire, England

Ann

Darwin

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Rotherham, Yorkshire, England

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