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Household of John Bown (born 1852, 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 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Bown, born in 1852 in Wells, Somerset, consisted of 5 members. John was the head of the household, married to Fanny Bown, born in 1856 in Wells, Somerset, England. They had 2 children; Percival (born 1879 in Wells, Somerset, England) and William Tom (born 1881 in Wells, Somerset, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Servant, Amelia Grawille, born in 1864 in Ashcott, Somerset, England.


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John Bown's household

Male

John

Bown

Head
Female

Fanny

Bown

Wife
Male

Percival

Bown

Son
Male

William Tom

Bown

Son
Female

Amelia

Grawille

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Bown
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 29
Birth year 1852
Birth place Wells, Somerset, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Bown

Head

Married

29

1852

Wells, Somerset, England

Fanny

Bown

Wife

Married

25

1856

Wells, Somerset, England

Percival

Bown

Son

Single

2

1879

Wells, Somerset, England

William Tom

Bown

Son

Single

0

1881

Wells, Somerset, England

Amelia

Grawille

Servant

Single

17

1864

Ashcott, Somerset, England

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