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Household of Benjamin Vowles (born 1843, Somerset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bedminster, Somerset, 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 Vowles and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Benjamin Vowles, born in 1843 in Dundry, Somerset, consisted of 11 members. Benjamin was the head of the household, married to Mary A Vowles, born in 1848 in Batheaston, Somerset, England. They had 7 children; Charles E (born 1870 in Dundry, Somerset, England), Arthur H (born 1872 in Dundry, Somerset, England), George H (born 1873 in Dundry, Somerset, England), Percival J Or I (born 1874 in Dundry, Somerset, England), Agnes E (born 1876 in Dundry, Somerset, England), Alfred T (born 1879 in Dundry, Somerset, England) and Edith A (born 1880 in Dundry, Somerset, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Benjamin's Mother In Law, Elizabeth (born 1811 in Henstridge, Somerset, England) and Benjamin's Servant, Mercy (born 1861 in Somerset, England).


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Benjamin Vowles's household

Male

Benjamin

Vowles

Head
Female

Mary A

Vowles

Wife
Male

Charles E

Vowles

Son
Male

Arthur H

Vowles

Son
Male

George H

Vowles

Son
Male

Percival J Or I

Vowles

Son
Female

Agnes E

Vowles

Daughter
Male

Alfred T

Vowles

Son
Female

Edith A

Vowles

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Cryer

Mother In Law
Female

Mercy

Haberfild

Servant
First name(s) Benjamin
Last name Vowles
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Dundry, Somerset, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Benjamin

Vowles

Head

Married

38

1843

Dundry, Somerset, England

Mary A

Vowles

Wife

Married

33

1848

Batheaston, Somerset, England

Charles E

Vowles

Son

Single

11

1870

Dundry, Somerset, England

Arthur H

Vowles

Son

Single

9

1872

Dundry, Somerset, England

George H

Vowles

Son

Single

8

1873

Dundry, Somerset, England

Percival J Or I

Vowles

Son

Single

7

1874

Dundry, Somerset, England

Agnes E

Vowles

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Dundry, Somerset, England

Alfred T

Vowles

Son

Single

2

1879

Dundry, Somerset, England

Edith A

Vowles

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Dundry, Somerset, England

Elizabeth

Cryer

Mother In Law

Widow

70

1811

Henstridge, Somerset, England

Mercy

Haberfild

Servant

Single

20

1861

Somerset, England

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