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Household of John Nowill (born 1819, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ecclesall Bierlow, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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 Nowill and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Nowill, born in 1819 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth T Nowill, born in 1850 in Kingston, Staffordshire, England. They had 4 children; Bradley (born 1860 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), John S (born 1862 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), Edward J (born 1878 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England) and Vernon S (born 1879 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Servant, Lucy (born 1864 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England) and John's Servant, Ada (born 1867 in Ecclesfield, Yorkshire, England).


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John Nowill's household

Male

John

Nowill

Head
Female

Elizabeth T

Nowill

Wife
Male

Bradley

Nowill

Son
Male

John S

Nowill

Son
Male

Edward J

Nowill

Son
Male

Vernon S

Nowill

Son
Female

Lucy

Unwin

Servant
Female

Ada

Kaywood

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Nowill
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 62
Birth year 1819
Birth place Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Nowill

Head

Married

62

1819

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth T

Nowill

Wife

Married

31

1850

Kingston, Staffordshire, England

Bradley

Nowill

Son

Single

21

1860

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

John S

Nowill

Son

Single

19

1862

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Edward J

Nowill

Son

Single

3

1878

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Vernon S

Nowill

Son

Single

2

1879

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Lucy

Unwin

Servant

Single

17

1864

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Ada

Kaywood

Servant

Single

14

1867

Ecclesfield, Yorkshire, England

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