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Household of John Bowker (born 1836, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Salford, 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.

John Bowker and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Bowker, born in 1836 in Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Caroline Bowker, born in 1842 in Manchester, Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; William (born 1864 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), James (born 1867 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Charlie (born 1869 in Manchester, Lancashire, England) and Mary A (born 1874 in Salford, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Wifes Sister, Elizabeth Rohen, born in 1844 in Manchester, Lancashire, England.


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John Bowker's household

Male

John

Bowker

Head
Female

Caroline

Bowker

Wife
Male

William

Bowker

Son
Male

James

Bowker

Son
Male

Charlie

Bowker

Son
Female

Mary A

Bowker

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Rohen

Wifes Sister
First name(s) John
Last name Bowker
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Bowker

Head

Married

45

1836

Lancashire, England

Caroline

Bowker

Wife

Married

39

1842

Manchester, Lancashire, England

William

Bowker

Son

Single

17

1864

Manchester, Lancashire, England

James

Bowker

Son

Single

14

1867

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Charlie

Bowker

Son

Single

12

1869

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Mary A

Bowker

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Salford, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Rohen

Wifes Sister

Single

37

1844

Manchester, Lancashire, England

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