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Household of John Howe (born 1839, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Newton Abbot, Devon, 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 Howe and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Howe, born in 1839 in Widcombe, Devon, consisted of 11 members. John was the head of the household, married to Ann Howe, born in 1823 in North Bovey, Devon, England. They had 5 children; James (born 1865 in Manaton, Devon, England), Sarah Ann (born 1870 in Lustleigh, Devon, England), Samuel (born 1874 in Lustleigh, Devon, England), Louisa (born 1876 in Lustleigh, Devon, England) and Samuel John (born 1876 in Coffinswell, Devon, England). They had 1 grandchild; Emma, born 1878 in Manaton, Devon, England.
During the period, also present in the household was John's Lodger, James Cole, born in 1797 in Devon, England.


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John Howe's household

Male

John

Howe

Head
Female

Ann

Howe

Wife
Male

James

Howe

Son
Female

Emma

Howe

Grand Daughter
Male

James

Cole

Lodger
Male

John

Howe

Head
Female

Mary Jane

Howe

Wife
Female

Sarah Ann

Howe

Daughter
Male

Samuel

Howe

Son
Female

Louisa

Howe

Daughter
Male

Samuel John

Honeywill

Son
First name(s) John
Last name Howe
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 54
Birth year 1827
Birth place Moretonhampstead, Devon, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Howe

Head

Married

54

1827

Moretonhampstead, Devon, England

Ann

Howe

Wife

Married

58

1823

North Bovey, Devon, England

James

Howe

Son

Single

16

1865

Manaton, Devon, England

Emma

Howe

Grand Daughter

Single

3

1878

Manaton, Devon, England

James

Cole

Lodger

Widower

84

1797

Devon, England

John

Howe

Head

Married

42

1839

Widcombe, Devon, England

Mary Jane

Howe

Wife

Married

45

1836

Buckfastleigh, Devon, England

Sarah Ann

Howe

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Lustleigh, Devon, England

Samuel

Howe

Son

Single

7

1874

Lustleigh, Devon, England

Louisa

Howe

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Lustleigh, Devon, England

Samuel John

Honeywill

Son

Single

5

1876

Coffinswell, Devon, England

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