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Household of Arthur Howes (born 1856, Middlesex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Poplar, London,Middlesex, 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.

Arthur Howes and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Arthur Howes, born in 1856 in Bow, Middlesex, consisted of 5 members. Arthur was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Howes, born in 1854 in Cambridgeshire, England. They had 2 children; Elizabeth Frances (born 1881 in Bow, Middlesex, England) and Jane (born 1868 in Hackney, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Arthur's Lodger Head, Sophia Shorter, born in 1836 in St George in the East, Middlesex, England.


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Arthur Howes's household

Male

Arthur

Howes

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Howes

Wife
Female

Elizabeth Frances

Howes

Daughter
Female

Sophia

Shorter

Lodger Head
Female

Jane

Shorter

Daughter
First name(s) Arthur
Last name Howes
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 25
Birth year 1856
Birth place Bow, Middlesex, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Arthur

Howes

Head

Married

25

1856

Bow, Middlesex, England

Elizabeth

Howes

Wife

Married

27

1854

Cambridgeshire, England

Elizabeth Frances

Howes

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Bow, Middlesex, England

Sophia

Shorter

Lodger Head

Widow

45

1836

St George in the East, Middlesex, England

Jane

Shorter

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Hackney, Middlesex, England

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