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Household of Jacob Nowell (born 1839, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dewsbury, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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.

Jacob Nowell and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Jacob Nowell, born in 1839 in Churwell, Yorkshire, consisted of 8 members. Jacob was the head of the household, married to Harriet Nowell, born in 1837 in Hunslet, Yorkshire, England. They had 4 children; John C (born 1862 in Churwell, Yorkshire, England), Alice (born 1864 in Churwell, Yorkshire, England), Benjamin C (born 1874 in Churwell, Yorkshire, England) and Elizabeth A (born 1860 in Churwell, Yorkshire, England). They had 1 grandchild; Eliza, born 1881 in Morley, Yorkshire, England.
During the period, also present in the household was Jacob's Son In Law, Fred Woods, born in 1861 in Bramley, Yorkshire, England.


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Jacob Nowell's household

Male

Jacob

Nowell

Head
Female

Harriet

Nowell

Wife
Male

John C

Nowell

Son
Female

Alice

Nowell

Daughter
Male

Benjamin C

Nowell

Son
Male

Fred

Woods

Son In Law
Female

Elizabeth A

Woods

Daughter
Female

Eliza

Woods

Grand Daughter
First name(s) Jacob
Last name Nowell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Churwell, Yorkshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Jacob

Nowell

Head

Married

42

1839

Churwell, Yorkshire, England

Harriet

Nowell

Wife

Married

44

1837

Hunslet, Yorkshire, England

John C

Nowell

Son

Single

19

1862

Churwell, Yorkshire, England

Alice

Nowell

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Churwell, Yorkshire, England

Benjamin C

Nowell

Son

Single

7

1874

Churwell, Yorkshire, England

Fred

Woods

Son In Law

Married

20

1861

Bramley, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth A

Woods

Daughter

Married

21

1860

Churwell, Yorkshire, England

Eliza

Woods

Grand Daughter

Single

0

1881

Morley, Yorkshire, England

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