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Household of John Vowles (born 1841, Somerset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bedminster, 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 Vowles and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Vowles, born in 1841 in Barrow Gurney, Somerset, consisted of 10 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary A Vowles, born in 1845 in Thornbury, Gloucestershire, England. They had 6 children; Henry J (born 1866 in Barrow Gurney, Somerset, England), Robert A (born 1869 in Barrow Gurney, Somerset, England), Louisa (born 1871 in Barrow Gurney, Somerset, England), Annie (born 1872 in Barrow Gurney, Somerset, England), Joseph (born 1874 in Barrow Gurney, Somerset, England) and Francis (born 1878 in Barrow Gurney, Somerset, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Mother, Elizabeth (born 1800 in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England) and John's Lodger Head, Robert (born 1831 in Barrow Gurney, Somerset, England).


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John Vowles's household

Male

John

Vowles

Head
Female

Mary A

Vowles

Wife
Male

Henry J

Vowles

Son
Male

Robert A

Vowles

Son
Female

Louisa

Vowles

Daughter
Female

Annie

Vowles

Daughter
Male

Joseph

Vowles

Son
Male

Francis

Vowles

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Vowles

Mother
Male

Robert

Hazell

Lodger Head
First name(s) John
Last name Vowles
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Barrow Gurney, Somerset, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Vowles

Head

Married

40

1841

Barrow Gurney, Somerset, England

Mary A

Vowles

Wife

Married

36

1845

Thornbury, Gloucestershire, England

Henry J

Vowles

Son

Single

15

1866

Barrow Gurney, Somerset, England

Robert A

Vowles

Son

Single

12

1869

Barrow Gurney, Somerset, England

Louisa

Vowles

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Barrow Gurney, Somerset, England

Annie

Vowles

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Barrow Gurney, Somerset, England

Joseph

Vowles

Son

Single

7

1874

Barrow Gurney, Somerset, England

Francis

Vowles

Son

Single

3

1878

Barrow Gurney, Somerset, England

Elizabeth

Vowles

Mother

Widow

81

1800

Bristol, Gloucestershire, England

Robert

Hazell

Lodger Head

Single

50

1831

Barrow Gurney, Somerset, England

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