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Household of John Bowler (born 1844, Staffordshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Burnley, 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 Bowler and 12 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Bowler, born in 1844 in Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire, consisted of 13 members. John was the head of the household, married to Eliza Bowler, born in 1846 in Cheshire, England. They had 5 children; William (born 1865 in Stafford, Staffordshire, England), John (born 1866 in Lancashire, England), Thomas (born 1868 in Lancashire, England), George (born 1874 in Lancashire, England) and Samson (born 1880 in Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Brother In Law, Moses (born 1846 in Stafford, Staffordshire, England), John's Wife Sister In Law, Jane (born 1845 in Stafford, Staffordshire, England), John's Son Nephew, William (born 1867 in Stafford, Staffordshire, England), John's -, Benjamin (born 1857 in -), John's Nephew, William (born 1857 in Stafford, Staffordshire, England) and John's Boarder, Benjamin (born 1853 in Stafford, Staffordshire, England).


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John Bowler's household

Male

John

Bowler

Head
Female

Eliza

Bowler

Wife
Male

William

Bowler

Son
Male

John

Bowler

Son
Male

Thomas

Bowler

Son
Male

George

Bowler

Son
Male

Samson

Bowler

Son
Male

Moses

Bowler

Brother In Law
Female

Jane

Bowler

Wife Sister In Law
Male

William

Bowler

Son Nephew
Male

Benjamin

Small

-
Male

William

Bowler

Nephew
Male

Benjamin

Small

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Bowler
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire, England

Household members (13 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Bowler

Head

Married

37

1844

Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire, England

Eliza

Bowler

Wife

Married

35

1846

Cheshire, England

William

Bowler

Son

Single

16

1865

Stafford, Staffordshire, England

John

Bowler

Son

Single

15

1866

Lancashire, England

Thomas

Bowler

Son

Single

13

1868

Lancashire, England

George

Bowler

Son

Single

7

1874

Lancashire, England

Samson

Bowler

Son

Single

1

1880

Cheshire, England

Moses

Bowler

Brother In Law

Married

35

1846

Stafford, Staffordshire, England

Jane

Bowler

Wife Sister In Law

Married

36

1845

Stafford, Staffordshire, England

William

Bowler

Son Nephew

Single

14

1867

Stafford, Staffordshire, England

Benjamin

Small

-

Single

24

1857

-

William

Bowler

Nephew

Single

24

1857

Stafford, Staffordshire, England

Benjamin

Small

Boarder

-

28

1853

Stafford, Staffordshire, England

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