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Household of James Howe (born 1820, Northumberland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sunderland, Durham, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Howe, born in 1820 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, consisted of 9 members. James was the head of the household, married to Sarah Howe, born in 1825 in Sunderland, Durham, England. They had 2 children; Margaret (born 1850 in Sunderland, Durham, England) and Lydia (born 1865 in Sunderland, Durham, England). They had 4 grandchildren; William (born 1871 in Sunderland, Durham, England), John (born 1874 in Sunderland, Durham, England), Alexander (born 1879 in Sunderland, Durham, England) and John (born 1879 in Washington, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Boarder, Edward Lister, born in 1851 in Sunderland, Durham, England.


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James Howe's household

Male

James

Howe

Head
Female

Sarah

Howe

Wife
Female

Margaret

Howe

Daughter
Female

Lydia

Howe

Daughter
Male

William

Howe

Grand Son
Male

John

Howe

Grand Son
Male

Alexander

Howe

Grand Son
Male

John

Wilson

Grand Son
Male

Edward

Lister

Boarder
First name(s) James
Last name Howe
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 61
Birth year 1820
Birth place Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Howe

Head

Married

61

1820

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

Sarah

Howe

Wife

Married

56

1825

Sunderland, Durham, England

Margaret

Howe

Daughter

Single

31

1850

Sunderland, Durham, England

Lydia

Howe

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Sunderland, Durham, England

William

Howe

Grand Son

Single

10

1871

Sunderland, Durham, England

John

Howe

Grand Son

Single

7

1874

Sunderland, Durham, England

Alexander

Howe

Grand Son

Single

2

1879

Sunderland, Durham, England

John

Wilson

Grand Son

Single

2

1879

Washington, Durham, England

Edward

Lister

Boarder

Single

30

1851

Sunderland, Durham, England

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