Skip to content
  • Start free trial
An original census record

Start a free trial to view

Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

Household of John Howkes (born 1829, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sheffield, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), England

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

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 Howkes and 4 other people are on this record

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

In the 1881 Census, the household of John Howkes, born in 1829 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, consisted of 5 members. John was the head of the household, widower.
During the period, also present in the household were John's Son In Law, William (born 1851 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), John's Wife Daughter, Ann E (born 1852 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), John's Son Grand, Arthur (born 1874 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England) and John's Daughter Grand, Lillie (born 1880 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England).


Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

John Howkes's household

Male

John

Howkes

Head
Male

William

Betts

Son In Law
Female

Ann E

Betts

Wife Daughter
Male

Arthur

Betts

Son Grand
Female

Lillie

Betts

Daughter Grand
First name(s) John
Last name Howkes
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 52
Birth year 1829
Birth place Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Howkes

Head

Widower

52

1829

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

William

Betts

Son In Law

Married

30

1851

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Ann E

Betts

Wife Daughter

Married

29

1852

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Arthur

Betts

Son Grand

Single

7

1874

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Lillie

Betts

Daughter Grand

Single

1

1880

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Explore Findmypast's newspaper collections

Explore the 1881 Census and millions of historical records for free with Findmypast. Find out more about the household of John Howkes in Sheffield in 1881, and follow the Howkes family through time in other national records, newspapers and more.

We've found family trees for John Howkes

We’ve found John Howkes in 123 family trees. Find out more about John Howkes' household and view the Howkes family in family trees created by Findmypast members.

Not who you're looking for?

Other households on nearby pages of the 1881 Census