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Household of Joshua Bower (born 1829, Middlesex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Greenwich, London,Kent, 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.

Joshua Bower and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joshua Bower, born in 1829 in Westminster, Middlesex, consisted of 9 members. Joshua was the head of the household, married to Eliza Bower, born in 1849 in Greenwich, Kent, England. They had 5 children; Emily (born 1867 in Deptford, Kent, England), Albert H (born 1868 in Deptford, Kent, England), Joshua F (born 1871 in Deptford, Kent, England), Thomas G (born 1873 in Deptford, Kent, England) and Anne (born 1875 in Deptford, Kent, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Joshua's Mother In Law, Eliza (born 1816 in Westbourne, Sussex, England) and Joshua's Servant, Mary (born 1862 in Sunderland, Durham, England).


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Joshua Bower's household

Male

Joshua

Bower

Head
Female

Eliza

Bower

Wife
Female

Eliza

Bailey

Mother In Law
Female

Emily

Bower

Daughter
Male

Albert H

Bower

Son
Male

Joshua F

Bower

Son
Male

Thomas G

Bower

Son
Female

Anne

Bower

Daughter
Female

Mary

Mills

Servant
First name(s) Joshua
Last name Bower
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 52
Birth year 1829
Birth place Westminster, Middlesex, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joshua

Bower

Head

Married

52

1829

Westminster, Middlesex, England

Eliza

Bower

Wife

Married

32

1849

Greenwich, Kent, England

Eliza

Bailey

Mother In Law

Widow

65

1816

Westbourne, Sussex, England

Emily

Bower

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Deptford, Kent, England

Albert H

Bower

Son

Single

13

1868

Deptford, Kent, England

Joshua F

Bower

Son

Single

10

1871

Deptford, Kent, England

Thomas G

Bower

Son

Single

8

1873

Deptford, Kent, England

Anne

Bower

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Deptford, Kent, England

Mary

Mills

Servant

Single

19

1862

Sunderland, Durham, England

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