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Household of George Gowing (born 1850, Norfolk)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Colchester, Essex, 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.

George Gowing and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of George Gowing, born in 1850 in Denton, Norfolk, consisted of 7 members. George was the head of the household, married to Avis Gowing, born in 1848 in East Malling, Kent, England. They had 3 children; George H (born 1875 in Colchester, Essex, England), Herbert J (born 1878 in Colchester, Essex, England) and Fred A (born 1881 in Colchester, Essex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were George's Visitor, Hettey (born 1861 in Colchester, Essex, England) and George's Servant, Charlotte (born 1869 in Colchester, Essex, England).


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George Gowing's household

Male

George

Gowing

Head
Female

Avis

Gowing

Wife
Male

George H

Gowing

Son
Male

Herbert J

Gowing

Son
Male

Fred A

Gowing

Son
Female

Hettey

Croney

Visitor
Female

Charlotte

Rogers

Servant
First name(s) George
Last name Gowing
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 31
Birth year 1850
Birth place Denton, Norfolk, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

George

Gowing

Head

Married

31

1850

Denton, Norfolk, England

Avis

Gowing

Wife

Married

33

1848

East Malling, Kent, England

George H

Gowing

Son

Single

6

1875

Colchester, Essex, England

Herbert J

Gowing

Son

Single

3

1878

Colchester, Essex, England

Fred A

Gowing

Son

Single

0

1881

Colchester, Essex, England

Hettey

Croney

Visitor

Married

20

1861

Colchester, Essex, England

Charlotte

Rogers

Servant

Single

12

1869

Colchester, Essex, England

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