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Household of John Bowyer (born 1841, Cheshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Northwich, Cheshire, 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 1841 in Northwich, Cheshire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Emily Bowyer, born in 1840 in Northwich, Cheshire, England. They had 5 children; Abraham (born 1864 in Northwich, Cheshire, England), George (born 1869 in Northwich, Cheshire, England), Mary Ann (born 1872 in Cheshire, England), Martha (born 1875 in Cheshire, England) and James (born 1878 in Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Lodger, Thomas Platt, born in 1864 in Manchester, Lancashire, England.


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John Bowyer's household

Male

John

Bowyer

Head
Female

Emily

Bowyer

Wife
Male

Abraham

Bowyer

Son
Male

George

Bowyer

Son
Female

Mary Ann

Bowyer

Daughter
Female

Martha

Bowyer

Daughter
Male

James

Bowyer

Son
Male

Thomas

Platt

Lodger
First name(s) John
Last name Bowyer
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Northwich, Cheshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Bowyer

Head

Married

40

1841

Northwich, Cheshire, England

Emily

Bowyer

Wife

Married

41

1840

Northwich, Cheshire, England

Abraham

Bowyer

Son

Single

17

1864

Northwich, Cheshire, England

George

Bowyer

Son

Single

12

1869

Northwich, Cheshire, England

Mary Ann

Bowyer

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Cheshire, England

Martha

Bowyer

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Cheshire, England

James

Bowyer

Son

Single

3

1878

Cheshire, England

Thomas

Platt

Lodger

Single

17

1864

Manchester, Lancashire, England

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