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Household of John Rowswell (born 1832, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Rowswell, born in 1832 in Shepton Beauchamp, Somerset, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Jane Rowswell, born in 1836 in Shepton Beauchamp, Somerset, England. They had 5 children; William Josh (born 1861 in Shepton Beauchamp, Somerset, England), Thomas (born 1870 in Shepton Beauchamp, Somerset, England), William (born 1873 in Shepton Beauchamp, Somerset, England), Elizabeth (born 1875 in Shepton Beauchamp, Somerset, England) and Mary (born 1878 in Shepton Beauchamp, Somerset, England).


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John Rowswell's household

Male

John

Rowswell

Head
Female

Jane

Rowswell

Wife
Male

William Josh

Rowswell

Son
Male

Thomas

Rowswell

Son
Male

William

Rowswell

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Rowswell

Daughter
Female

Mary

Rowswell

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Rowswell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 49
Birth year 1832
Birth place Shepton Beauchamp, Somerset, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Rowswell

Head

Married

49

1832

Shepton Beauchamp, Somerset, England

Jane

Rowswell

Wife

Married

45

1836

Shepton Beauchamp, Somerset, England

William Josh

Rowswell

Son

Single

20

1861

Shepton Beauchamp, Somerset, England

Thomas

Rowswell

Son

Single

11

1870

Shepton Beauchamp, Somerset, England

William

Rowswell

Son

Single

8

1873

Shepton Beauchamp, Somerset, England

Elizabeth

Rowswell

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Shepton Beauchamp, Somerset, England

Mary

Rowswell

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Shepton Beauchamp, Somerset, England

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