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Household of Edward Howes (born 1847, Staffordshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chester, Cheshire, 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 Howes and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Edward Howes, born in 1847 in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, consisted of 9 members. Edward was the head of the household, married to Abigall Howes, born in 1847 in Chester, Cheshire, England. They had 6 children; Edward (born 1872 in Chester, Cheshire, England), Annie (born 1873 in Chester, Cheshire, England), Alfred (born 1876 in Chester, Cheshire, England), John (born 1877 in Chester, Cheshire, England), Herbert (born 1879 in Chester, Cheshire, England) and Jessie (born 1881 in Chester, Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Edward's Sister In Law, Annie Hughes, born in 1856 in Chester, Cheshire, England.


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Edward Howes's household

Male

Edward

Howes

Head
Female

Abigall

Howes

Wife
Male

Edward

Howes

Son
Female

Annie

Howes

Daughter
Male

Alfred

Howes

Son
Male

John

Howes

Son
Male

Herbert

Howes

Son
Female

Jessie

Howes

Daughter
Female

Annie

Hughes

Sister In Law
First name(s) Edward
Last name Howes
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Edward

Howes

Head

Married

34

1847

Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England

Abigall

Howes

Wife

Married

34

1847

Chester, Cheshire, England

Edward

Howes

Son

Single

9

1872

Chester, Cheshire, England

Annie

Howes

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Chester, Cheshire, England

Alfred

Howes

Son

Single

5

1876

Chester, Cheshire, England

John

Howes

Son

Single

4

1877

Chester, Cheshire, England

Herbert

Howes

Son

Single

2

1879

Chester, Cheshire, England

Jessie

Howes

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Chester, Cheshire, England

Annie

Hughes

Sister In Law

Single

25

1856

Chester, Cheshire, England

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