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Household of James Howe (born 1847, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Totnes, 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.

James Howe and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Howe, born in 1847 in Horrabridge, Devon, consisted of 7 members. James was the head of the household, married to Mary Howe, born in 1846 in Plympton St Mary, Devon, England. They had 4 children; Mary A T (born 1866 in Buckfastleigh, Devon, England), Maria C (born 1871 in Chagford, Devon, England), Elizabeth A (born 1876 in Buckfastleigh, Devon, England) and Samuel J (born 1880 in Buckfastleigh, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Lodger, William G Woodrow, born in 1856 in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England.


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James Howe's household

Male

James

Howe

Head
Female

Mary

Howe

Wife
Female

Mary A T

Howe

Daughter
Female

Maria C

Howe

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth A

Howe

Daughter
Male

Samuel J

Howe

Son
Male

William G

Woodrow

Lodger
First name(s) James
Last name Howe
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Horrabridge, Devon, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Howe

Head

Married

34

1847

Horrabridge, Devon, England

Mary

Howe

Wife

Married

35

1846

Plympton St Mary, Devon, England

Mary A T

Howe

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Buckfastleigh, Devon, England

Maria C

Howe

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Chagford, Devon, England

Elizabeth A

Howe

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Buckfastleigh, Devon, England

Samuel J

Howe

Son

Single

1

1880

Buckfastleigh, Devon, England

William G

Woodrow

Lodger

Single

25

1856

Bristol, Gloucestershire, England

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