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Household of William Gower (born 1844, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Thorne, Lincolnshire, 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 Gower and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Gower, born in 1844 in Doncaster, Yorkshire, consisted of 10 members. William was the head of the household, married to Jane E Gower, born in 1849 in Rotherham, Yorkshire, England. They had 8 children; Sarah A (born 1870 in Althorpe, Lincolnshire, England), William J (born 1871 in Althorpe, Lincolnshire, England), Ellen (born 1872 in Althorpe, Lincolnshire, England), Jane E (born 1873 in Althorpe, Lincolnshire, England), Bertha M (born 1875 in Althorpe, Lincolnshire, England), Tom C (born 1876 in Althorpe, Lincolnshire, England), Edmund (born 1878 in Althorpe, Lincolnshire, England) and Edith (born 1880 in Althorpe, Lincolnshire, England).


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William Gower's household

Male

William

Gower

Head
Female

Jane E

Gower

Wife
Female

Sarah A

Gower

Daughter
Male

William J

Gower

Son
Female

Ellen

Gower

Daughter
Female

Jane E

Gower

Daughter
Female

Bertha M

Gower

Daughter
Male

Tom C

Gower

Son
Male

Edmund

Gower

Son
Female

Edith

Gower

Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name Gower
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Doncaster, Yorkshire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Gower

Head

Married

37

1844

Doncaster, Yorkshire, England

Jane E

Gower

Wife

Married

32

1849

Rotherham, Yorkshire, England

Sarah A

Gower

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Althorpe, Lincolnshire, England

William J

Gower

Son

Single

10

1871

Althorpe, Lincolnshire, England

Ellen

Gower

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Althorpe, Lincolnshire, England

Jane E

Gower

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Althorpe, Lincolnshire, England

Bertha M

Gower

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Althorpe, Lincolnshire, England

Tom C

Gower

Son

Single

5

1876

Althorpe, Lincolnshire, England

Edmund

Gower

Son

Single

3

1878

Althorpe, Lincolnshire, England

Edith

Gower

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Althorpe, Lincolnshire, England

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