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Household of Henry Chown (born 1840, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Okehampton, 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.

Henry Chown and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Henry Chown, born in 1840 in Rockbeare, Devon, consisted of 10 members. Henry was the head of the household, married to Mary Chown, born in 1840 in Dottery, Devon, England. They had 7 children; Elizabeth A (born 1863 in Aylesbeare, Devon, England), William H (born 1869 in Aylesbeare, Devon, England), Florence A (born 1870 in Plymtree, Devon, England), Arthur A (born 1876 in Devon, England), Adela B (born 1877 in Devon, England), Walter E (born 1878 in Devon, England) and Rowland R (born 1881 in Spreyton, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Henry's Brother, John Chown, born in 1836 in Rockbeare, Devon, England.


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Henry Chown's household

Male

Henry

Chown

Head
Female

Mary

Chown

Wife
Female

Elizabeth A

Chown

Daughter
Male

William H

Chown

Son
Female

Florence A

Chown

Daughter
Male

Arthur A

Chown

Son
Female

Adela B

Chown

Daughter
Male

Walter E

Chown

Son
Male

Rowland R

Chown

Son
Male

John

Chown

Brother
First name(s) Henry
Last name Chown
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Rockbeare, Devon, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Henry

Chown

Head

Married

41

1840

Rockbeare, Devon, England

Mary

Chown

Wife

Married

41

1840

Dottery, Devon, England

Elizabeth A

Chown

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Aylesbeare, Devon, England

William H

Chown

Son

Single

12

1869

Aylesbeare, Devon, England

Florence A

Chown

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Plymtree, Devon, England

Arthur A

Chown

Son

Single

5

1876

Devon, England

Adela B

Chown

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Devon, England

Walter E

Chown

Son

Single

3

1878

Devon, England

Rowland R

Chown

Son

Single

0

1881

Spreyton, Devon, England

John

Chown

Brother

Single

45

1836

Rockbeare, Devon, England

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