Skip to content
  • Start free trial
An original census record

Start a free trial to view

Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

Household of William Fowler (born 1830, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Oldham, Lancashire, England

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

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 Fowler and 8 other people are on this record

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

In the 1881 Census, the household of William Fowler, born in 1830 in Oldham, Lancashire, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Fowler, born in 1832 in Oldham, Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; Mary Jane (born 1866 in Oldham, Lancashire, England), Priscilla (born 1868 in Oldham, Lancashire, England), Thomas (born 1870 in Oldham, Lancashire, England) and Eda (born 1872 in Oldham, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Boarder, Samuel (born 1843 in Oldham, Lancashire, England), William's Wife Boarder, Mary Jane (born 1841 in Oldham, Lancashire, England) and William's Son Boarder, Jonathan (born 1872 in Oldham, Lancashire, England).


Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

William Fowler's household

Male

William

Fowler

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Fowler

Wife
Female

Mary Jane

Fowler

Daughter
Female

Priscilla

Fowler

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Fowler

Son
Female

Eda

Fowler

Daughter
Male

Samuel

Kershaw

Boarder
Female

Mary Jane

Kershaw

Wife Boarder
Male

Jonathan

Kershaw

Son Boarder
First name(s) William
Last name Fowler
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 51
Birth year 1830
Birth place Oldham, Lancashire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Fowler

Head

Married

51

1830

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Fowler

Wife

Married

49

1832

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Mary Jane

Fowler

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Priscilla

Fowler

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Fowler

Son

Single

11

1870

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Eda

Fowler

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Samuel

Kershaw

Boarder

Married

38

1843

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Mary Jane

Kershaw

Wife Boarder

Married

40

1841

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Jonathan

Kershaw

Son Boarder

Single

9

1872

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Explore Findmypast's newspaper collections

Explore the 1881 Census and millions of historical records for free with Findmypast. Find out more about the household of William Fowler in Oldham in 1881, and follow the Fowler family through time in other national records, newspapers and more.

We've found family trees for William Fowler

We’ve found William Fowler in 760 family trees. Find out more about William Fowler's household and view the Fowler family in family trees created by Findmypast members.

Not who you're looking for?

Other households on nearby pages of the 1881 Census