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Household of John Howe (born 1836, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in South Molton, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Howe, born in 1836 in East Anstey, Devon, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Ann Howe, born in 1838 in Meshaw, Devon, England. They had 5 children; William H (born 1862 in Dulverton, Somerset, England), Abi Ann (born 1864 in Dulverton, Somerset, England), Elizabeth Jane (born 1874 in East Anstey, Devon, England), Ida Alice (born 1877 in East Anstey, Devon, England) and Florence Ethel (born 1881 in East Anstey, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Servant, William Hoyal, born in 1865 in Exton, Somerset, England.


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John Howe's household

Male

John

Howe

Head
Female

Mary Ann

Howe

Wife
Male

William H

Howe

Son
Female

Abi Ann

Howe

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth Jane

Howe

Daughter
Female

Ida Alice

Howe

Daughter
Female

Florence Ethel

Howe

Daughter
Male

William

Hoyal

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Howe
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place East Anstey, Devon, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Howe

Head

Married

45

1836

East Anstey, Devon, England

Mary Ann

Howe

Wife

Married

43

1838

Meshaw, Devon, England

William H

Howe

Son

Single

19

1862

Dulverton, Somerset, England

Abi Ann

Howe

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Dulverton, Somerset, England

Elizabeth Jane

Howe

Daughter

Single

7

1874

East Anstey, Devon, England

Ida Alice

Howe

Daughter

Single

4

1877

East Anstey, Devon, England

Florence Ethel

Howe

Daughter

Single

0

1881

East Anstey, Devon, England

William

Hoyal

Servant

Single

16

1865

Exton, Somerset, England

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