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Household of William Bower (born 1849, Cheshire)

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

William Bower and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Bower, born in 1849 in Wilmslow, Cheshire, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Caroline Bower, born in 1850 in Cheshire, England. They had 6 children; Bessie (born 1874 in Stalybridge, Cheshire, England), Margaret A (born 1876 in Stalybridge, Cheshire, England), William (born 1878 in Stalybridge, Cheshire, England), Robert (born 1878 in Stalybridge, Cheshire, England), Arthur (born 1879 in Stalybridge, Cheshire, England) and Frederic S (born 1881 in Stalybridge, Cheshire, England).


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William Bower's household

Male

William

Bower

Head
Female

Caroline

Bower

Wife
Female

Bessie

Bower

Daughter
Female

Margaret A

Bower

Daughter
Male

William

Bower

Son
Male

Robert

Bower

Son
Male

Arthur

Bower

Son
Male

Frederic S

Bower

Son
First name(s) William
Last name Bower
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 32
Birth year 1849
Birth place Wilmslow, Cheshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Bower

Head

Married

32

1849

Wilmslow, Cheshire, England

Caroline

Bower

Wife

Married

31

1850

Cheshire, England

Bessie

Bower

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Stalybridge, Cheshire, England

Margaret A

Bower

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Stalybridge, Cheshire, England

William

Bower

Son

Single

3

1878

Stalybridge, Cheshire, England

Robert

Bower

Son

Single

3

1878

Stalybridge, Cheshire, England

Arthur

Bower

Son

Single

2

1879

Stalybridge, Cheshire, England

Frederic S

Bower

Son

Single

0

1881

Stalybridge, Cheshire, England

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