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Household of John Bowker (born 1824, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bradford, 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 Bowker and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Bowker, born in 1824 in Marsden, Lancashire, consisted of 11 members. John was the head of the household, married to Sarah Bowker, born in 1830 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England. They had 7 children; James (born 1852 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England), Brook (born 1855 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England), Sarah J (born 1862 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England), Alice (born 1864 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England), John Wm (born 1866 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England), Harriett (born 1868 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England) and Joseph (born 1870 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England). They had 1 grandchild; Arthur, born 1874 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England.
During the period, also present in the household was John's Boarder, Samuel Cotton, born in 1853 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England.


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John Bowker's household

Male

John

Bowker

Head
Female

Sarah

Bowker

Wife
Male

James

Bowker

Son
Male

Brook

Bowker

Son
Female

Sarah J

Bowker

Daughter
Female

Alice

Bowker

Daughter
Male

John Wm

Bowker

Son
Female

Harriett

Bowker

Daughter
Male

Joseph

Bowker

Son
Male

Arthur

Bowker

Grand Son
Male

Samuel

Cotton

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Bowker
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 57
Birth year 1824
Birth place Marsden, Lancashire, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Bowker

Head

Married

57

1824

Marsden, Lancashire, England

Sarah

Bowker

Wife

Married

51

1830

Bradford, Yorkshire, England

James

Bowker

Son

Single

29

1852

Bradford, Yorkshire, England

Brook

Bowker

Son

Single

26

1855

Bradford, Yorkshire, England

Sarah J

Bowker

Daughter

Single

19

1862

Bradford, Yorkshire, England

Alice

Bowker

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Bradford, Yorkshire, England

John Wm

Bowker

Son

Single

15

1866

Bradford, Yorkshire, England

Harriett

Bowker

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Bradford, Yorkshire, England

Joseph

Bowker

Son

Single

11

1870

Bradford, Yorkshire, England

Arthur

Bowker

Grand Son

Single

7

1874

Bradford, Yorkshire, England

Samuel

Cotton

Boarder

-

28

1853

Bradford, Yorkshire, England

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