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Household of Joel Gower (born 1822, Sussex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dartford, Kent, 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.

Joel Gower and 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joel Gower, born in 1822 in Hailsham, Sussex, consisted of 12 members. Joel was the head of the household, married to Mary A Gower, born in 1838 in Willington, Sussex, England. They had 8 children; Joel (born 1865 in Greenwich, Kent, England), Fanny (born 1868 in Greenwich, Kent, England), Susanna (born 1869 in Greenwich, Kent, England), Matilda A (born 1871 in Woolwich, Kent, England), Henry (born 1873 in Woolwich, Kent, England), Matilda (born 1875 in Woolwich, Kent, England), Mary (born 1876 in Eynsford, Kent, England) and Emily (born 1880 in Eynsford, Kent, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Joel's Unm, Charles F (born 1859 in Newhaven, Sussex, England) and Joel's Unm, William (born 1863 in Newhaven, Sussex, England).


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Joel Gower's household

Male

Joel

Gower

Head
Female

Mary A

Gower

Wife
Male

Charles F

Gower

Unm
Male

William

Gower

Unm
Male

Joel

Gower

Son
Female

Fanny

Gower

Daughter
Female

Susanna

Gower

Daughter
Female

Matilda A

Gower

Daughter
Male

Henry

Gower

Son
Female

Matilda

Gower

Daughter
Female

Mary

Gower

Daughter
Female

Emily

Gower

Daughter
First name(s) Joel
Last name Gower
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 59
Birth year 1822
Birth place Hailsham, Sussex, England

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joel

Gower

Head

Married

59

1822

Hailsham, Sussex, England

Mary A

Gower

Wife

Married

43

1838

Willington, Sussex, England

Charles F

Gower

Unm

Single

22

1859

Newhaven, Sussex, England

William

Gower

Unm

Single

18

1863

Newhaven, Sussex, England

Joel

Gower

Son

Single

16

1865

Greenwich, Kent, England

Fanny

Gower

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Greenwich, Kent, England

Susanna

Gower

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Greenwich, Kent, England

Matilda A

Gower

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Woolwich, Kent, England

Henry

Gower

Son

Single

8

1873

Woolwich, Kent, England

Matilda

Gower

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Woolwich, Kent, England

Mary

Gower

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Eynsford, Kent, England

Emily

Gower

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Eynsford, Kent, England

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