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Household of Samuel Bowers (born 1832, Cheshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Oldham, 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.

Samuel Bowers and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Samuel Bowers, born in 1832 in Chesterfield, Cheshire, consisted of 11 members. Samuel was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Bowers, born in 1845 in Oldham, Lancashire, England. They had 5 children; Mary Alice (born 1864 in Oldham, Lancashire, England), George (born 1867 in Oldham, Lancashire, England), Dan (born 1869 in Oldham, Lancashire, England), John S (born 1874 in Oldham, Lancashire, England) and William (born 1879 in Oldham, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Samuel's -, James T (born 1881 in Oldham, Lancashire, England), Samuel's Lodger, James (born 1855 in Bolton, Lancashire, England), Samuel's Lodger, Elizabeth (born 1861 in Chester, Cheshire, England) and Samuel's Boarder, Mary (born 1863 in Chester, Cheshire, England).


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Samuel Bowers's household

Male

Samuel

Bowers

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Bowers

Wife
Female

Mary Alice

Knott

Daughter
Male

George

Bowers

Son
Male

Dan

Bowers

Son
Male

John S

Bowers

Son
Male

William

Bowers

Son
Male

James T

Bowers

-
Male

James

Ogden

Lodger
Female

Elizabeth

Ogden

Lodger
Female

Mary

Nelson

Boarder
First name(s) Samuel
Last name Bowers
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 49
Birth year 1832
Birth place Chesterfield, Cheshire, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Samuel

Bowers

Head

Married

49

1832

Chesterfield, Cheshire, England

Elizabeth

Bowers

Wife

Married

36

1845

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Mary Alice

Knott

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Oldham, Lancashire, England

George

Bowers

Son

Single

14

1867

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Dan

Bowers

Son

Single

12

1869

Oldham, Lancashire, England

John S

Bowers

Son

Single

7

1874

Oldham, Lancashire, England

William

Bowers

Son

Single

2

1879

Oldham, Lancashire, England

James T

Bowers

-

Single

0

1881

Oldham, Lancashire, England

James

Ogden

Lodger

Married

26

1855

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Ogden

Lodger

Married

20

1861

Chester, Cheshire, England

Mary

Nelson

Boarder

Single

18

1863

Chester, Cheshire, England

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