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Household of John Rowswell (born 1819, Somerset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chard, Somerset, 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 Rowswell and 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Rowswell, born in 1819 in Shepton Beauchamp, Somerset, consisted of 4 members. John was the head of the household, widower. He had 2 children; Agnes (born 1860 in Shepton Beauchamp, Somerset, England) and Herbert (born 1866 in Shepton Beauchamp, Somerset, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Visitor, Effie Gray, born in 1874 in Somerset, England.


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John Rowswell's household

Male

John

Rowswell

Head
Female

Agnes

Rowswell

Daughter
Male

Herbert

Rowswell

Son
Female

Effie

Gray

Visitor
First name(s) John
Last name Rowswell
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 62
Birth year 1819
Birth place Shepton Beauchamp, Somerset, England

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Rowswell

Head

Widower

62

1819

Shepton Beauchamp, Somerset, England

Agnes

Rowswell

Daughter

Single

21

1860

Shepton Beauchamp, Somerset, England

Herbert

Rowswell

Son

Single

15

1866

Shepton Beauchamp, Somerset, England

Effie

Gray

Visitor

Single

7

1874

Somerset, England

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