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Household of John W Bower (born 1837)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Blackburn, 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 W Bower and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John W Bower, born in 1837 in , consisted of 6 members. John W was the head of the household, married to Clara Bower, born in 1842 in Orrell, Lancashire, England. They had 2 children; Stanley H (born 1875 in Pleasington, Lancashire, England) and Ethel M (born 1878 in Pleasington, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John W's Servant, Mary (born 1857 in Shropshire, England) and John W's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1861 in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England).


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John W Bower's household

Male

John W

Bower

Head
Female

Clara

Bower

Wife
Male

Stanley H

Bower

Son
Female

Ethel M

Bower

Daughter
Female

Mary

Fenn

Servant
Female

Elizabeth

Palmer

Servant
First name(s) John W
Last name Bower
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place -

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John W

Bower

Head

Married

44

1837

-

Clara

Bower

Wife

Married

39

1842

Orrell, Lancashire, England

Stanley H

Bower

Son

Single

6

1875

Pleasington, Lancashire, England

Ethel M

Bower

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Pleasington, Lancashire, England

Mary

Fenn

Servant

Single

24

1857

Shropshire, England

Elizabeth

Palmer

Servant

Single

20

1861

Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England

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