Person:George Bower (14)

The researcher is aware of the irregulaties to do with the birth years of Lydia and her son George, but the records have been carefully checked. There is another Lydia that James Bower could have married, but her pre-marriage data was sketchy.

1. ↑ ^1.0 1.1 England. Non-Conformist and Non-Parochial Registers, 1567-1970. (Registers of Births, Marriages and Deaths Surrendered to the Non-Parochial Registers Commissions of 1837 and 1857 held by The National Archives of the United Kingdom; Kew, Surrey, England: Ancestry.com )
   The National Archives (United Kingdom); Kew, Surrey, England; General Register Office: Registers of Births, Marriages and Deaths surrendered to the Non-parochial Registers Commissions of 1837 and 1857;
   Class Number: Rg 4; Piece Number: 3032 (Holmfirth Independent, no page or record numbers).

   George Bower, son of James & Lidia Bower of Annenden in Cartworth in Kirkburton parish, born 23 Nov 1829, bapt 3 Jan 1830.

2. ↑ England. 1851 Census Returns for England and Wales. (
   Kew, Richmond, Greater London TW9 4DU, United Kingdom:
   The National Archives (abbreviated TNA), formerly the UK General Register Office.)
   Reg'n Dist: Hudd, Sub-Reg'n Dist: Honley, Enum Dist 5a
   (Class: HO107; Piece: 2292; Folio: 484; Page: 31; GSU roll: 87486-87487).

   Household Schedule 16: Lower Bent, Wooldale
   James Bower, head, mar, 45, hand loom weaver (woollen), born Yorkshire, Almondbury
   Lydia Bower, wife, mar, 44, born Yorkshire, Almondbury
   George Bower, son, unm, 21, hand loom weaver (woollen), born Yorkshire, Kirkburton
   Betty Bower, daur, unm, 17, hand loom weaver (woollen), born Yorkshire, Kirkburton
   Elizabeth Bower, daur, 13, hand loom weaver (woollen), born Yorkshire, Kirkburton
   Sarah A Bower, daur, 11, woollen bobbin winder, born Yorkshire, Kirkburton
   Mary Bower, daur, 8, scholar, born Yorkshire, Kirkburton
   Hannah I Bower, daur, 5, scholar, born Yorkshire, Kirkburton
   Emma Bower, daur, 2, born Yorkshire, Kirkburton

3. ↑ England. 1861 Census Schedules for England and Wales, Isle of Man and the Channel Islands. (
   Kew, Richmond, Greater London TW9 4DU, United Kingdom:
   The National Archives (abbreviated TNA), formerly the UK General Register Office.)
   Reg'n Dist: Hudd, Sub-Reg'n Dist: Newmill, Enum Dist: 7
   (Class: Rg 9; Piece: 3251; Folio: 121; Page: 17; GSU roll: 850881).

   Household Schedule 31: Dean Bridge, Fulstone
   James Bower, head, mar, 55, woollen hand loom weaver & farmer of 18 acres, born Yorkshire, Austonley
   Lydia Bower, wife, mar, 54, born Yorkshire, Upperthong
   George Bower, son, mar, 31, woollen hand loom weaver, born Yorkshire, Kirkburton
   Sarah Ann Bower, daur, unm, 20, woollen hand loom weaver, born Yorkshire, Kirkburton
   Mary Bower, daur, unm, 18, woollen hand loom weaver, born Yorkshire, Kirkburton
   Hannah J Bower, daur, unm, 16, woollen hand loom weaver, born Yorkshire, Kirkburton
   Emma Bower, daur, 12, scholar, born Yorkshire, Kirkburton
   William Hy Bower, son, 5, scholar, born Yorkshire, Kirkburton
   Jim Bower, son, 3, born Yorkshire, Kirkburton

   George's wife, Mary, appears to be missing from the 1861 census.

4. ↑ West Yorkshire Archive Service. West Yorkshire, Non-Conformist Records, 1646-1985. (Ancestry.com, 2011)
   West Yorkshire Nonconformist Records. Bradford, Calderdale, Kirklees, Leeds, and Wakefield, England: West Yorkshire Archive Service.

   Grave 84. Holmfirth Chapel
   2 Jul ???? Hannah Jane Bower, 21 years
   2 May 1876. George Bower, age 46
   Mar 1886. James Bower, 83 years
   12 Apr 1886. Mrs James Bower, age 75
   Grave 83, also in the name of James Bower of Longley. No data