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Household of Peter Bowker (born 1837, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Leigh, 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.

Peter Bowker and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Peter Bowker, born in 1837 in Leigh, Lancashire, consisted of 9 members. Peter was the head of the household, married to Hannah Bowker, born in 1837 in Worsley, Lancashire, England. They had 5 children; Maria (born 1861 in Tyldesley, Lancashire, England), William A (born 1870 in Tyldesley, Lancashire, England), Peter (born 1872 in Tyldesley, Lancashire, England), Hannah (born 1875 in Tyldesley, Lancashire, England) and Ada (born 1877 in Tyldesley, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Peter's Boarder, Margaret (born 1860 in Wigan, Lancashire, England) and Peter's Grand Father, Jasn (born 1811 in Tyldesley, Lancashire, England).


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Peter Bowker's household

Male

Peter

Bowker

Head
Female

Hannah

Bowker

Wife
Female

Maria

Bowker

Daughter
Male

William A

Bowker

Son
Male

Peter

Bowker

Son
Female

Hannah

Bowker

Daughter
Female

Ada

Bowker

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Meadows

Boarder
Male

Jasn

Edge

Grand Father
First name(s) Peter
Last name Bowker
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Leigh, Lancashire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Peter

Bowker

Head

Married

44

1837

Leigh, Lancashire, England

Hannah

Bowker

Wife

Married

44

1837

Worsley, Lancashire, England

Maria

Bowker

Daughter

Single

20

1861

Tyldesley, Lancashire, England

William A

Bowker

Son

Single

11

1870

Tyldesley, Lancashire, England

Peter

Bowker

Son

Single

9

1872

Tyldesley, Lancashire, England

Hannah

Bowker

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Tyldesley, Lancashire, England

Ada

Bowker

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Tyldesley, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Meadows

Boarder

Single

21

1860

Wigan, Lancashire, England

Jasn

Edge

Grand Father

Widower

70

1811

Tyldesley, Lancashire, England

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