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Household of John Bowyer (born 1823, Staffordshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Leek, Staffordshire, 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 Bowyer and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Bowyer, born in 1823 in Leek, Staffordshire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Maria Bowyer, born in 1841 in Cheadle, Staffordshire, England. They had 5 children; Ruth (born 1870 in Leek, Staffordshire, England), Elizabeth A (born 1872 in Leek, Staffordshire, England), Arthur (born 1875 in Leek, Staffordshire, England), Ernest A (born 1878 in Leek, Staffordshire, England) and Charles (born 1880 in Leek, Staffordshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Step Son, Charles F Finney, born in 1864 in Cheadle, Staffordshire, England.


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John Bowyer's household

Male

John

Bowyer

Head
Female

Maria

Bowyer

Wife
Male

Charles F

Finney

Step Son
Female

Ruth

Bowyer

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth A

Bowyer

Daughter
Male

Arthur

Bowyer

Son
Male

Ernest A

Bowyer

Son
Male

Charles

Bowyer

Son
First name(s) John
Last name Bowyer
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 58
Birth year 1823
Birth place Leek, Staffordshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Bowyer

Head

Married

58

1823

Leek, Staffordshire, England

Maria

Bowyer

Wife

Married

40

1841

Cheadle, Staffordshire, England

Charles F

Finney

Step Son

Single

17

1864

Cheadle, Staffordshire, England

Ruth

Bowyer

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Leek, Staffordshire, England

Elizabeth A

Bowyer

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Leek, Staffordshire, England

Arthur

Bowyer

Son

Single

6

1875

Leek, Staffordshire, England

Ernest A

Bowyer

Son

Single

3

1878

Leek, Staffordshire, England

Charles

Bowyer

Son

Single

1

1880

Leek, Staffordshire, England

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