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Household of Adam Gowlet (born 1837, Essex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sheppey, Kent, 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.

Adam Gowlet and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Adam Gowlet, born in 1837 in Radwinter, Essex, consisted of 9 members. Adam was the head of the household, married to Frances Gowlet, born in 1831 in Hemsted, Kent, England. They had 4 children; Albert (born 1862 in Radwinter, Essex, England), Harry (born 1868 in Queenborough, Kent, England), James (born 1872 in Queenborough, Kent, England) and John (born 1873 in Queenborough, Kent, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Adam's Orphan, Jabez (born 1866 in Queenborough, Kent, England), Adam's Lodger, Abraham (born 1815 in Berkshire, England) and Adam's Lodger, Joseph (born 1833 in Dunton, Essex, England).


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Adam Gowlet's household

Male

Adam

Gowlet

Head
Female

Frances

Gowlet

Wife
Male

Albert

Gowlet

Son
Male

Harry

Gowlet

Son
Male

James

Gowlet

Son
Male

John

Gowlet

Son
Male

Jabez

Lightning

Orphan
Male

Abraham

Ticton

Lodger
Male

Joseph

Rush

Lodger
First name(s) Adam
Last name Gowlet
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Radwinter, Essex, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Adam

Gowlet

Head

Married

44

1837

Radwinter, Essex, England

Frances

Gowlet

Wife

Married

50

1831

Hemsted, Kent, England

Albert

Gowlet

Son

Single

19

1862

Radwinter, Essex, England

Harry

Gowlet

Son

Single

13

1868

Queenborough, Kent, England

James

Gowlet

Son

Single

9

1872

Queenborough, Kent, England

John

Gowlet

Son

Single

8

1873

Queenborough, Kent, England

Jabez

Lightning

Orphan

Single

15

1866

Queenborough, Kent, England

Abraham

Ticton

Lodger

Single

66

1815

Berkshire, England

Joseph

Rush

Lodger

Single

48

1833

Dunton, Essex, England

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