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Household of Elias J Vowles (born 1849, Somerset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bridgwater, 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.

Elias J Vowles and 12 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Elias J Vowles, born in 1849 in Westbury, Somerset, consisted of 13 members. Elias J was the head of the household, married to Mary J Vowles, born in 1851 in Wedmore, Somerset, England. They had 8 children; Alice M (born 1872 in Cossington, Somerset, England), Rosa J (born 1873 in Cossington, Somerset, England), Agnes A (born 1874 in Cossington, Somerset, England), Elias L (born 1875 in Cossington, Somerset, England), Walter G (born 1877 in Cossington, Somerset, England), Albert E (born 1878 in Cossington, Somerset, England), Walter R (born 1879 in Cossington, Somerset, England) and Herbert S (born 1881 in Cossington, Somerset, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Elias J's Governess, Sabinia (born 1854 in Pitminster, Somerset, England), Elias J's Domestic, Emily (born 1863 in Sutton Mallet, Somerset, England) and Elias J's Domestic, Mabel (born 1865 in Puriton, Somerset, England).


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Elias J Vowles's household

Male

Elias J

Vowles

Head
Female

Mary J

Vowles

Wife
Female

Alice M

Vowles

Daughter
Female

Rosa J

Vowles

Daughter
Female

Agnes A

Vowles

Daughter
Male

Elias L

Vowles

Son
Male

Walter G

Vowles

Son
Male

Albert E

Vowles

Son
Male

Walter R

Vowles

Son
Male

Herbert S

Vowles

Son
Female

Sabinia

Fowler

Governess
Female

Emily

Harding

Domestic
Female

Mabel

Linham

Domestic
First name(s) Elias J
Last name Vowles
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 32
Birth year 1849
Birth place Westbury, Somerset, England

Household members (13 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Elias J

Vowles

Head

Married

32

1849

Westbury, Somerset, England

Mary J

Vowles

Wife

Married

30

1851

Wedmore, Somerset, England

Alice M

Vowles

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Cossington, Somerset, England

Rosa J

Vowles

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Cossington, Somerset, England

Agnes A

Vowles

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Cossington, Somerset, England

Elias L

Vowles

Son

Single

6

1875

Cossington, Somerset, England

Walter G

Vowles

Son

Single

4

1877

Cossington, Somerset, England

Albert E

Vowles

Son

Single

3

1878

Cossington, Somerset, England

Walter R

Vowles

Son

Single

2

1879

Cossington, Somerset, England

Herbert S

Vowles

Son

Single

0

1881

Cossington, Somerset, England

Sabinia

Fowler

Governess

Single

27

1854

Pitminster, Somerset, England

Emily

Harding

Domestic

Single

18

1863

Sutton Mallet, Somerset, England

Mabel

Linham

Domestic

Single

16

1865

Puriton, Somerset, England

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