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Household of Joseph Bower (born 1847, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bradford, 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.

Joseph Bower and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Bower, born in 1847 in Shipley, Yorkshire, consisted of 7 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Rachel A Bower, born in 1845 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England. They had 3 children; Beatrice M (born 1872 in Shipley, Yorkshire, England), Sarah L (born 1874 in Shipley, Yorkshire, England) and Francis J F (born 1878 in Shipley, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Joseph's Visitor, Mary (born 1803 in Yorkshire, England) and Joseph's Servant, Elizabeth B (born 1859 in Haddington, Scotland).


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Joseph Bower's household

Male

Joseph

Bower

Head
Female

Rachel A

Bower

Wife
Female

Beatrice M

Bower

Daughter
Female

Sarah L

Bower

Daughter
Male

Francis J F

Bower

Son
Female

Mary

Oxloby

Visitor
Female

Elizabeth B

Bennett

Servant
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Bower
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Shipley, Yorkshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Bower

Head

Married

34

1847

Shipley, Yorkshire, England

Rachel A

Bower

Wife

Married

36

1845

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Beatrice M

Bower

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Shipley, Yorkshire, England

Sarah L

Bower

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Shipley, Yorkshire, England

Francis J F

Bower

Son

Single

3

1878

Shipley, Yorkshire, England

Mary

Oxloby

Visitor

Widow

78

1803

Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth B

Bennett

Servant

Single

22

1859

Haddington, Scotland

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