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Household of John Bowskill (born 1839, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sheffield, 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 Bowskill and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Bowskill, born in 1839 in Gleadless, Yorkshire, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Emelor Bowskill, born in 1843 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England. They had 4 children; Priscilla (born 1865 in Hollins End, Yorkshire, England), Joe (born 1867 in Hollins End, Yorkshire, England), Tom (born 1870 in Hollins End, Yorkshire, England) and John W (born 1875 in Hollins End, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Visitor, Ben (born 1861 in Thorne, Yorkshire, England), John's Boarder, Thomas (born 1839 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England) and John's Boarder, Mary (born 1843 in Mayo, Ireland).


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John Bowskill's household

Male

John

Bowskill

Head
Female

Emelor

Bowskill

Wife
Female

Priscilla

Bowskill

Daughter
Male

Joe

Bowskill

Son
Male

Tom

Bowskill

Son
Male

John W

Bowskill

Son
Male

Ben

Jepson

Visitor
Male

Thomas

Flinn

Boarder
Female

Mary

Flinn

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Bowskill
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Gleadless, Yorkshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Bowskill

Head

Married

42

1839

Gleadless, Yorkshire, England

Emelor

Bowskill

Wife

Married

38

1843

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Priscilla

Bowskill

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Hollins End, Yorkshire, England

Joe

Bowskill

Son

Single

14

1867

Hollins End, Yorkshire, England

Tom

Bowskill

Son

Single

11

1870

Hollins End, Yorkshire, England

John W

Bowskill

Son

Single

6

1875

Hollins End, Yorkshire, England

Ben

Jepson

Visitor

Single

20

1861

Thorne, Yorkshire, England

Thomas

Flinn

Boarder

Married

42

1839

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Mary

Flinn

Boarder

Married

38

1843

Mayo, Ireland

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