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Household of James Edw Vowles (born 1839, Somerset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Axbridge, 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.

James Edw Vowles and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Edw Vowles, born in 1839 in Compton Bishop, Somerset, consisted of 11 members. James Edw was the head of the household, married to Sarah Ann Vowles, born in 1848 in Compton Bishop, Somerset, England. They had 8 children; Alice (born 1870 in Compton Bishop, Somerset, England), Herbert (born 1873 in Compton Bishop, Somerset, England), William (born 1874 in Compton Bishop, Somerset, England), Mary (born 1876 in Compton Bishop, Somerset, England), Harry (born 1877 in Compton Bishop, Somerset, England), Ernest (born 1879 in Compton Bishop, Somerset, England), Percy (born 1880 in Compton Bishop, Somerset, England) and Arthur (born 1881 in Somerset, England).
During the period, also present in the household was James Edw's Servant, John Wickham, born in 1838 in Compton Bishop, Somerset, England.


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James Edw Vowles's household

Male

James Edw

Vowles

Head
Female

Sarah Ann

Vowles

Wife
Female

Alice

Vowles

Daughter
Male

Herbert

Vowles

Son
Male

William

Vowles

Son
Female

Mary

Vowles

Daughter
Male

Harry

Vowles

Son
Male

Ernest

Vowles

Son
Male

Percy

Vowles

Son
Male

Arthur

Vowles

Son
Male

John

Wickham

Servant
First name(s) James Edw
Last name Vowles
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Compton Bishop, Somerset, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James Edw

Vowles

Head

Married

42

1839

Compton Bishop, Somerset, England

Sarah Ann

Vowles

Wife

Married

33

1848

Compton Bishop, Somerset, England

Alice

Vowles

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Compton Bishop, Somerset, England

Herbert

Vowles

Son

Single

8

1873

Compton Bishop, Somerset, England

William

Vowles

Son

Single

7

1874

Compton Bishop, Somerset, England

Mary

Vowles

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Compton Bishop, Somerset, England

Harry

Vowles

Son

Single

4

1877

Compton Bishop, Somerset, England

Ernest

Vowles

Son

Single

2

1879

Compton Bishop, Somerset, England

Percy

Vowles

Son

Single

1

1880

Compton Bishop, Somerset, England

Arthur

Vowles

Son

Single

0

1881

Somerset, England

John

Wickham

Servant

Single

43

1838

Compton Bishop, Somerset, England

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