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Household of Edward Chown (born 1825, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Plymouth, Devon, 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.

Edward Chown and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Edward Chown, born in 1825 in Sedbury, Devon, consisted of 6 members. Edward was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Chown, born in 1841 in Padstow, Cornwall, England. They had 2 children; William (born 1859 in Plymouth, Devon, England) and Alfred (born 1864 in Plymouth, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Edward's Step Son, William (born 1867 in Plymouth, Devon, England) and Edward's Mother Law, Jane (born 1813 in St Minver, Cornwall, England).


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Edward Chown's household

Male

Edward

Chown

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Chown

Wife
Male

William

Chown

Son
Male

Alfred

Chown

Son
Male

William

Johns

Step Son
Female

Jane

Giles

Mother Law
First name(s) Edward
Last name Chown
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 56
Birth year 1825
Birth place Sedbury, Devon, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Edward

Chown

Head

Married

56

1825

Sedbury, Devon, England

Elizabeth

Chown

Wife

Married

40

1841

Padstow, Cornwall, England

William

Chown

Son

Single

22

1859

Plymouth, Devon, England

Alfred

Chown

Son

Single

17

1864

Plymouth, Devon, England

William

Johns

Step Son

Single

14

1867

Plymouth, Devon, England

Jane

Giles

Mother Law

Widow

68

1813

St Minver, Cornwall, England

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