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Household of Oswald Bower (born 1840, Cheshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Altrincham, Cheshire, 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.

Oswald Bower and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Oswald Bower, born in 1840 in Wilmslow, Cheshire, consisted of 8 members. Oswald was the head of the household, married to Sarah Bower, born in 1837 in Wilmslow, Cheshire, England. They had 6 children; Henry Worth (born 1860 in Wilmslow, Cheshire, England), John (born 1866 in Wilmslow, Cheshire, England), Sarah (born 1868 in Wilmslow, Cheshire, England), Oswald (born 1872 in Wilmslow, Cheshire, England), George (born 1874 in Wilmslow, Cheshire, England) and Eliza (born 1876 in Wilmslow, Cheshire, England).


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Oswald Bower's household

Male

Oswald

Bower

Head
Female

Sarah

Bower

Wife
Male

Henry Worth

Bower

Son
Male

John

Bower

Son
Female

Sarah

Bower

Daughter
Male

Oswald

Bower

Son
Male

George

Bower

Son
Female

Eliza

Bower

Daughter
First name(s) Oswald
Last name Bower
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Wilmslow, Cheshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Oswald

Bower

Head

Married

41

1840

Wilmslow, Cheshire, England

Sarah

Bower

Wife

Married

44

1837

Wilmslow, Cheshire, England

Henry Worth

Bower

Son

Single

21

1860

Wilmslow, Cheshire, England

John

Bower

Son

Single

15

1866

Wilmslow, Cheshire, England

Sarah

Bower

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Wilmslow, Cheshire, England

Oswald

Bower

Son

Single

9

1872

Wilmslow, Cheshire, England

George

Bower

Son

Single

7

1874

Wilmslow, Cheshire, England

Eliza

Bower

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Wilmslow, Cheshire, England

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