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Household of Thomas Bowers (born 1839, Shropshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Atcham, Shropshire, 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 Bowers and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Bowers, born in 1839 in Pontesbury, Shropshire, consisted of 9 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Mary A Bowers, born in 1836 in Prees, Shropshire, England. They had 6 children; Emily S (born 1867 in Pulverbatch, Shropshire, England), James (born 1869 in Pulverbatch, Shropshire, England), Florence (born 1870 in Pulverbatch, Shropshire, England), Thomas (born 1872 in Pontesbury, Shropshire, England), Frank (born 1876 in Pontesbury, Shropshire, England) and Richard B (born 1879 in Pontesbury, Shropshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Apprentice, John T Jones, born in 1861 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England.


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Thomas Bowers's household

Male

Thomas

Bowers

Head
Female

Mary A

Bowers

Wife
Female

Emily S

Bowers

Daughter
Male

James

Bowers

Son
Female

Florence

Bowers

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Bowers

Son
Male

Frank

Bowers

Son
Male

Richard B

Bowers

Son
Male

John T

Jones

Apprentice
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Bowers
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Pontesbury, Shropshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Bowers

Head

Married

42

1839

Pontesbury, Shropshire, England

Mary A

Bowers

Wife

Married

45

1836

Prees, Shropshire, England

Emily S

Bowers

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Pulverbatch, Shropshire, England

James

Bowers

Son

Single

12

1869

Pulverbatch, Shropshire, England

Florence

Bowers

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Pulverbatch, Shropshire, England

Thomas

Bowers

Son

Single

9

1872

Pontesbury, Shropshire, England

Frank

Bowers

Son

Single

5

1876

Pontesbury, Shropshire, England

Richard B

Bowers

Son

Single

2

1879

Pontesbury, Shropshire, England

John T

Jones

Apprentice

Single

20

1861

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

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