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Household of Thomas Bowker (born 1838, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bolton, 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.

Thomas Bowker and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Bowker, born in 1838 in Tyldesley, Lancashire, consisted of 6 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Ellen Bowker, born in 1839 in Lancashire, England. They had 1 child; Joseph, born 1869 in Atherton, Lancashire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Boarder, William (born 1865 in Bolton, Lancashire, England), Thomas's Boarder, Thomas (born 1866 in Bolton, Lancashire, England) and Thomas's Lodger, Thomas (born 1840 in Bolton, Lancashire, England).


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Thomas Bowker's household

Male

Thomas

Bowker

Head
Female

Ellen

Bowker

Wife
Male

Joseph

Bowker

Son
Male

William

Leonard

Boarder
Male

Thomas

Leonard

Boarder
Male

Thomas

Taylor

Lodger
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Bowker
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Tyldesley, Lancashire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Bowker

Head

Married

43

1838

Tyldesley, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Bowker

Wife

Married

42

1839

Lancashire, England

Joseph

Bowker

Son

Single

12

1869

Atherton, Lancashire, England

William

Leonard

Boarder

Single

16

1865

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Leonard

Boarder

Single

15

1866

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Taylor

Lodger

Single

41

1840

Bolton, Lancashire, England

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