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Household of Shaw Bowker (born 1835, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ashton under Lyne, 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.

Shaw Bowker and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Shaw Bowker, born in 1835 in Saddleworth, Yorkshire, consisted of 6 members. Shaw was the head of the household, married to Nancy Bowker, born in 1836 in Lees, Lancashire, England. They had 3 children; Sarah E (born 1862 in Lees, Lancashire, England), Betty (born 1866 in Lees, Lancashire, England) and Mary E (born 1870 in Lees, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Shaw's Daughter Adopted, Sarah A Carty (Bowker), born in 1862 in Lees, Lancashire, England.


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Shaw Bowker's household

Male

Shaw

Bowker

Head
Female

Nancy

Bowker

Wife
Female

Sarah E

Bowker

Daughter
Female

Betty

Bowker

Daughter
Female

Mary E

Bowker

Daughter
Female

Sarah A

Carty (Bowker)

Daughter Adopted
First name(s) Shaw
Last name Bowker
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place Saddleworth, Yorkshire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Shaw

Bowker

Head

Married

46

1835

Saddleworth, Yorkshire, England

Nancy

Bowker

Wife

Married

45

1836

Lees, Lancashire, England

Sarah E

Bowker

Daughter

Single

19

1862

Lees, Lancashire, England

Betty

Bowker

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Lees, Lancashire, England

Mary E

Bowker

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Lees, Lancashire, England

Sarah A

Carty (Bowker)

Daughter Adopted

Single

19

1862

Lees, Lancashire, England

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