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Household of Thomas Bowker (born 1826, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Manchester, 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 13 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Bowker, born in 1826 in Gorton, Lancashire, consisted of 14 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Sarah Bowker, born in 1836 in Openshaw, Lancashire, England. They had 9 children; John W (born 1858 in Openshaw, Lancashire, England), Emma J (born 1860 in Openshaw, Lancashire, England), Thomas (born 1864 in Openshaw, Lancashire, England), Elizabeth H (born 1866 in Openshaw, Lancashire, England), James (born 1868 in Openshaw, Lancashire, England), Annie (born 1871 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Walter (born 1873 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Clara (born 1877 in Manchester, Lancashire, England) and Edna (born 1880 in Manchester, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Boarder, William (born 1857 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Thomas's Boarder Wife, Sarah A (born 1857 in Manchester, Lancashire, England) and Thomas's Boarder Daughter, Lucy (born 1881 in Manchester, Lancashire, England).


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Thomas Bowker's household

Male

Thomas

Bowker

Head
Female

Sarah

Bowker

Wife
Male

John W

Bowker

Son
Female

Emma J

Bowker

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Bowker

Son
Female

Elizabeth H

Bowker

Daughter
Male

James

Bowker

Son
Female

Annie

Bowker

Daughter
Male

Walter

Bowker

Son
Female

Clara

Bowker

Daughter
Female

Edna

Bowker

Daughter
Male

William

Grindrod

Boarder
Female

Sarah A

Grindrod

Boarder Wife
Female

Lucy

Grindrod

Boarder Daughter
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Bowker
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 55
Birth year 1826
Birth place Gorton, Lancashire, England

Household members (14 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Bowker

Head

Married

55

1826

Gorton, Lancashire, England

Sarah

Bowker

Wife

Married

45

1836

Openshaw, Lancashire, England

John W

Bowker

Son

Single

23

1858

Openshaw, Lancashire, England

Emma J

Bowker

Daughter

Single

21

1860

Openshaw, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Bowker

Son

Single

17

1864

Openshaw, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth H

Bowker

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Openshaw, Lancashire, England

James

Bowker

Son

Single

13

1868

Openshaw, Lancashire, England

Annie

Bowker

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Walter

Bowker

Son

Single

8

1873

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Clara

Bowker

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Edna

Bowker

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Manchester, Lancashire, England

William

Grindrod

Boarder

Married

24

1857

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Sarah A

Grindrod

Boarder Wife

Married

24

1857

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Lucy

Grindrod

Boarder Daughter

Single

0

1881

Manchester, Lancashire, England

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