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Household of John Owens (born 1841, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Lewisham, 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 Owens and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Owens, born in 1841 in Liverpool, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary E Owens, born in 1849 in Slough, Buckinghamshire, England. They had 4 children; George (born 1869 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), Lillian (born 1872 in City of London, Middlesex, England), Arthur T (born 1879 in Forest Hill, Kent, England) and Geoffrey W (born 1880 in Forest Hill, Kent, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Servant, Mary Ann (born 1848 in City of London, Middlesex, England) and John's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1866 in Plymouth, Devon, England).


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John Owens's household

Male

John

Owens

Head
Female

Mary E

Owens

Wife
Male

George

Owens

Son
Female

Lillian

Owens

Daughter
Male

Arthur T

Owens

Son
Male

Geoffrey W

Owens

Son
Female

Mary Ann

Wilson

Servant
Female

Elizabeth

Sandys

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Owens
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Owens

Head

Married

40

1841

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Mary E

Owens

Wife

Married

32

1849

Slough, Buckinghamshire, England

George

Owens

Son

Single

12

1869

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Lillian

Owens

Daughter

Single

9

1872

City of London, Middlesex, England

Arthur T

Owens

Son

Single

2

1879

Forest Hill, Kent, England

Geoffrey W

Owens

Son

Single

1

1880

Forest Hill, Kent, England

Mary Ann

Wilson

Servant

Single

33

1848

City of London, Middlesex, England

Elizabeth

Sandys

Servant

Single

15

1866

Plymouth, Devon, England

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