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Household of Joseph Bowler (born 1844, Lancashire)

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.

Joseph Bowler and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Bowler, born in 1844 in Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire, consisted of 6 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Ellen Bowler, born in 1849 in Wakefield, Yorkshire, England. They had 2 children; Elizabeth (born 1877 in Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire, England) and Samuel (born 1879 in Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Joseph's Niece, Minnie Elizabeth (born 1869 in Doncaster, Yorkshire, England) and Joseph's Lodger, Edward (born 1858 in Halsall, Lancashire, England).


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Joseph Bowler's household

Male

Joseph

Bowler

Head
Female

Ellen

Bowler

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

Bowler

Daughter
Male

Samuel

Bowler

Son
Female

Minnie Elizabeth

Armitage

Niece
Male

Edward

Wainwright

Lodger
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Bowler
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Bowler

Head

Married

37

1844

Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Bowler

Wife

Married

32

1849

Wakefield, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Bowler

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire, England

Samuel

Bowler

Son

Single

2

1879

Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire, England

Minnie Elizabeth

Armitage

Niece

Single

12

1869

Doncaster, Yorkshire, England

Edward

Wainwright

Lodger

Single

23

1858

Halsall, Lancashire, England

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