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Household of Joseph Gower (born 1838, Middlesex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West Ham, London,Essex, 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 Gower and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Gower, born in 1838 in Middlesex, consisted of 7 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Annie Gower, born in 1848 in Manchester, Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; George (born 1866 in Bow, Middlesex, England), Sidney (born 1868 in Bow, Middlesex, England), Clara (born 1872 in Stratford, Essex, England) and Arthur (born 1880 in Stratford, Essex, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Joseph's Mother In Law, Sophia Sedgewick, born in 1809 in West Ham, Essex, England.


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Joseph Gower's household

Male

Joseph

Gower

Head
Female

Annie

Gower

Wife
Male

George

Gower

Son
Male

Sidney

Gower

Son
Female

Clara

Gower

Daughter
Male

Arthur

Gower

Son
Female

Sophia

Sedgewick

Mother In Law
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Gower
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Middlesex, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Gower

Head

Married

43

1838

Middlesex, England

Annie

Gower

Wife

Married

33

1848

Manchester, Lancashire, England

George

Gower

Son

Single

15

1866

Bow, Middlesex, England

Sidney

Gower

Son

Single

13

1868

Bow, Middlesex, England

Clara

Gower

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Stratford, Essex, England

Arthur

Gower

Son

Single

1

1880

Stratford, Essex, England

Sophia

Sedgewick

Mother In Law

Widow

72

1809

West Ham, Essex, England

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