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Household of John Howes (born 1843, Norfolk)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Greenwich, London,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.

John Howes and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Howes, born in 1843 in Litcham, Norfolk, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Ellen Howes, born in 1837 in West Acre, Norfolk, England. They had 5 children; Horace (born 1865 in Deptford, Kent, England), Lily L (born 1869 in Deptford, Kent, England), Harriett E (born 1873 in Deptford, Kent, England), Frederick (born 1875 in Deptford, Kent, England) and John E (born 1877 in Deptford, Kent, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Brother, Robert Howes, born in 1839 in Kempston, Norfolk, England.


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John Howes's household

Male

John

Howes

Head
Female

Ellen

Howes

Wife
Male

Robert

Howes

Brother
Male

Horace

Howes

Son
Female

Lily L

Howes

Daughter
Female

Harriett E

Howes

Daughter
Male

Frederick

Howes

Son
Male

John E

Howes

Son
First name(s) John
Last name Howes
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Litcham, Norfolk, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Howes

Head

Married

38

1843

Litcham, Norfolk, England

Ellen

Howes

Wife

Married

44

1837

West Acre, Norfolk, England

Robert

Howes

Brother

Single

42

1839

Kempston, Norfolk, England

Horace

Howes

Son

Single

16

1865

Deptford, Kent, England

Lily L

Howes

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Deptford, Kent, England

Harriett E

Howes

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Deptford, Kent, England

Frederick

Howes

Son

Single

6

1875

Deptford, Kent, England

John E

Howes

Son

Single

4

1877

Deptford, Kent, England

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