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Household of Benjamin Howell (born 1842, Glamorganshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Middlesbrough, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (North Riding), 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.

Benjamin Howell and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Benjamin Howell, born in 1842 in Dowlais, Glamorganshire, consisted of 9 members. Benjamin was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Howell, born in 1840 in Llanelly, Brecknockshire, Wales. They had 4 children; Griffiths (born 1865 in Carnarvon, Glamorganshire, Wales), David (born 1867 in Walker, Northumberland, England), William (born 1868 in Walker, Northumberland, England) and May H (born 1873 in Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Benjamin's Step Daughter, Elizabeth (born 1864 in Swindon, Wiltshire, England), Benjamin's Step Son, Mathew (born 1868 in Swindon, Wiltshire, England) and Benjamin's Step Daughter, Elenor (born 1873 in United States).


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Benjamin Howell's household

Male

Benjamin

Howell

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Howell

Wife
Male

Griffiths

Howell

Son
Male

David

Howell

Son
Male

William

Howell

Son
Female

May H

Howell

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Reynallt

Step Daughter
Male

Mathew

Reynallt

Step Son
Female

Elenor

Reynallt

Step Daughter
First name(s) Benjamin
Last name Howell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Dowlais, Glamorganshire, Wales

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Benjamin

Howell

Head

Married

39

1842

Dowlais, Glamorganshire, Wales

Elizabeth

Howell

Wife

Married

41

1840

Llanelly, Brecknockshire, Wales

Griffiths

Howell

Son

Single

16

1865

Carnarvon, Glamorganshire, Wales

David

Howell

Son

Single

14

1867

Walker, Northumberland, England

William

Howell

Son

Single

13

1868

Walker, Northumberland, England

May H

Howell

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Reynallt

Step Daughter

Single

17

1864

Swindon, Wiltshire, England

Mathew

Reynallt

Step Son

Single

13

1868

Swindon, Wiltshire, England

Elenor

Reynallt

Step Daughter

Single

8

1873

United States

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