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Household of Charles How (born 1825, Kent)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Lewisham, London,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.

Charles How and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Charles How, born in 1825 in Greenwich, Kent, consisted of 10 members. Charles was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth How, born in 1846 in Marylebone, Middlesex, England. They had 5 children; Florence (born 1862 in Shoreditch, Middlesex, England), Ada Ursula (born 1865 in Lewisham, Kent, England), Herbert Coleman (born 1867 in Lewisham, Kent, England), Lissie Jane Eva (born 1879 in Lewisham, Kent, England) and Frank Vivian (born 1880 in Lewisham, Kent, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Charles's Servant, Mary (born 1831 in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England), Charles's Servant, Jane (born 1861 in Hadleigh, Suffolk, England) and Charles's Servant, Annie (born 1866 in Canada).


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Charles How's household

Male

Charles

How

Head
Female

Elizabeth

How

Wife
Female

Florence

How

Daughter
Female

Ada Ursula

How

Daughter
Male

Herbert Coleman

How

Son
Female

Lissie Jane Eva

How

Daughter
Male

Frank Vivian

How

Son
Female

Mary

Warner

Servant
Female

Jane

Scowen

Servant
Female

Annie

Smith

Servant
First name(s) Charles
Last name How
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 56
Birth year 1825
Birth place Greenwich, Kent, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Charles

How

Head

Married

56

1825

Greenwich, Kent, England

Elizabeth

How

Wife

Married

35

1846

Marylebone, Middlesex, England

Florence

How

Daughter

Single

19

1862

Shoreditch, Middlesex, England

Ada Ursula

How

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Lewisham, Kent, England

Herbert Coleman

How

Son

Single

14

1867

Lewisham, Kent, England

Lissie Jane Eva

How

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Lewisham, Kent, England

Frank Vivian

How

Son

Single

1

1880

Lewisham, Kent, England

Mary

Warner

Servant

Single

50

1831

Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England

Jane

Scowen

Servant

Single

20

1861

Hadleigh, Suffolk, England

Annie

Smith

Servant

Single

15

1866

Canada

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