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Household of William Bower (born 1833, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bradford, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Bower, born in 1833 in Thornton, Yorkshire, consisted of 11 members. William was the head of the household, married to Sarah Jane Bower, born in 1837 in Worton, Northamptonshire, England. They had 5 children; Albert (born 1862 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England), Louisa (born 1866 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England), Willie (born 1872 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England), Lina (born 1874 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England) and Clara (born 1879 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England). They had 1 grandchild; Lilly, born 1880 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were William's Son Boarder, John (born 1860 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England), William's Boarder, Fanny (born 1859 in Wellington, Somerset, England) and William's Boarder, Elizabeth (born 1864 in Wellington, Somerset, England).


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William Bower's household

Male

William

Bower

Head
Female

Sarah Jane

Bower

Wife
Male

Albert

Bower

Son
Female

Louisa

Bower

Daughter
Male

Willie

Bower

Son
Female

Lina

Bower

Daughter
Female

Clara

Bower

Daughter
Male

John

Bower

Son Boarder
Female

Fanny

Bower

Boarder
Female

Lilly

Bower

Grand Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Holby

Boarder
First name(s) William
Last name Bower
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Thornton, Yorkshire, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Bower

Head

Married

48

1833

Thornton, Yorkshire, England

Sarah Jane

Bower

Wife

Married

44

1837

Worton, Northamptonshire, England

Albert

Bower

Son

Single

19

1862

Bradford, Yorkshire, England

Louisa

Bower

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Bradford, Yorkshire, England

Willie

Bower

Son

Single

9

1872

Bradford, Yorkshire, England

Lina

Bower

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Bradford, Yorkshire, England

Clara

Bower

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Bradford, Yorkshire, England

John

Bower

Son Boarder

Married

21

1860

Bradford, Yorkshire, England

Fanny

Bower

Boarder

Married

22

1859

Wellington, Somerset, England

Lilly

Bower

Grand Daughter

Single

1

1880

Bradford, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Holby

Boarder

Single

17

1864

Wellington, Somerset, England

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