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Household of John Bown (born 1830, Somerset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wells, 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.

John Bown and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Bown, born in 1830 in Wells, Somerset, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Sarah Bown, born in 1833 in Gosport, Hampshire, England. They had 2 children; William (born 1875 in Wells, Somerset, England) and Albina (born 1865 in Canada).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Boarder, Charles (born 1851 in Wells, Somerset, England) and John's Boarder, Henry (born 1853 in Dorset, England).


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John Bown's household

Male

John

Bown

Head
Female

Sarah

Bown

Wife
Male

William

Bown

Son
Female

Albina

Bown

Daughter
Male

Charles

Keates

Boarder
Male

Henry

Perry

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Bown
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 51
Birth year 1830
Birth place Wells, Somerset, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Bown

Head

Married

51

1830

Wells, Somerset, England

Sarah

Bown

Wife

Married

48

1833

Gosport, Hampshire, England

William

Bown

Son

Single

6

1875

Wells, Somerset, England

Albina

Bown

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Canada

Charles

Keates

Boarder

Widower

30

1851

Wells, Somerset, England

Henry

Perry

Boarder

Widower

28

1853

Dorset, England

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