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Household of Joseph Bowers (born 1837, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wakefield, 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 Bowers and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Bowers, born in 1837 in Holmfirth, Yorkshire, consisted of 6 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Bowers, born in 1842 in Wakefield, Yorkshire, England. They had 1 child; Hannah, born 1866 in Yorkshire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were Joseph's Lodger, William (born 1841 in Honley, Yorkshire, England), Joseph's Lodger, William (born 1859 in Wales) and Joseph's Lodger, John (born 1860 in Lincolnshire, England).


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Joseph Bowers's household

Male

Joseph

Bowers

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Bowers

Wife
Female

Hannah

Bowers

Daughter
Male

William

Batty

Lodger
Male

William

Pritchard

Lodger
Male

John

Robinson

Lodger
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Bowers
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Holmfirth, Yorkshire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Bowers

Head

Married

44

1837

Holmfirth, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Bowers

Wife

Married

39

1842

Wakefield, Yorkshire, England

Hannah

Bowers

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Yorkshire, England

William

Batty

Lodger

Single

40

1841

Honley, Yorkshire, England

William

Pritchard

Lodger

Single

22

1859

Wales

John

Robinson

Lodger

Single

21

1860

Lincolnshire, England

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