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Household of James Mowat (born 1834, Somerset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sheffield, 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.

James Mowat and 12 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Mowat, born in 1834 in Norton, Somerset, consisted of 13 members. James was the head of the household, married to Anna Laura Mowat, born in 1849 in Norfolk, England. They had 5 children; Edith G (born 1873 in Handsworth, Yorkshire, England), Gertrude E (born 1874 in Handsworth, Yorkshire, England), Martin Jas (born 1875 in Handsworth, Yorkshire, England), Mary Beatrice (born 1877 in Handsworth, Yorkshire, England) and George Augustus (born 1880 in Handsworth, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Visitor, Charles Edward (born 1857 in Handsworth, Yorkshire, England), James's Boarder, Ada Blanche (born 1857 in Ashbourne, Derbyshire, England), James's Servant, Mary Elizabeth (born 1859 in Nottinghamshire, England), James's Servant, Caroline (born 1861 in Gimingham, Norfolk, England), James's Servant, Alice (born 1863 in Coleby, Lincolnshire, England) and James's Servant, Mary Ellen (born 1864 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England).


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James Mowat's household

Male

James

Mowat

Head
Female

Anna Laura

Mowat

Wife
Female

Edith G

Mowat

Daughter
Female

Gertrude E

Mowat

Daughter
Male

Martin Jas

Mowat

Son
Female

Mary Beatrice

Mowat

Daughter
Male

George Augustus

Mowat

Son
Male

Charles Edward

Jeffcock

Visitor
Female

Ada Blanche

Lister

Boarder
Female

Mary Elizabeth

Clarke

Servant
Female

Caroline

Nichols

Servant
Female

Alice

Archer

Servant
Female

Mary Ellen

Stubbing

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Mowat
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Norton, Somerset, England

Household members (13 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Mowat

Head

Married

47

1834

Norton, Somerset, England

Anna Laura

Mowat

Wife

Married

32

1849

Norfolk, England

Edith G

Mowat

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Handsworth, Yorkshire, England

Gertrude E

Mowat

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Handsworth, Yorkshire, England

Martin Jas

Mowat

Son

Single

6

1875

Handsworth, Yorkshire, England

Mary Beatrice

Mowat

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Handsworth, Yorkshire, England

George Augustus

Mowat

Son

Single

1

1880

Handsworth, Yorkshire, England

Charles Edward

Jeffcock

Visitor

Single

24

1857

Handsworth, Yorkshire, England

Ada Blanche

Lister

Boarder

Single

24

1857

Ashbourne, Derbyshire, England

Mary Elizabeth

Clarke

Servant

Single

22

1859

Nottinghamshire, England

Caroline

Nichols

Servant

Single

20

1861

Gimingham, Norfolk, England

Alice

Archer

Servant

Single

18

1863

Coleby, Lincolnshire, England

Mary Ellen

Stubbing

Servant

Single

17

1864

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

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