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Household of Joseph Prowse (born 1825, Kent)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Woolwich, 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.

Joseph Prowse and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Prowse, born in 1825 in Woolwich, Kent, consisted of 7 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Mary J Prowse, born in 1826 in Charlton, Kent, England. They had 4 children; Mary J (born 1846 in Charlton, Kent, England), Floretta B (born 1864 in Charlton, Kent, England), Florence J (born 1869 in Charlton, Kent, England) and Lewis H (born 1871 in Charlton, Kent, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Joseph's Other, Mary Ann Purdie, born in 1853 in Wiltshire, England.


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Joseph Prowse's household

Male

Joseph

Prowse

Head
Female

Mary J

Prowse

Wife
Female

Mary J

Prowse

Daughter
Female

Floretta B

Prowse

Daughter
Female

Florence J

Prowse

Daughter
Male

Lewis H

Prowse

Son
Female

Mary Ann

Purdie

Other
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Prowse
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 56
Birth year 1825
Birth place Woolwich, Kent, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Prowse

Head

Married

56

1825

Woolwich, Kent, England

Mary J

Prowse

Wife

Married

55

1826

Charlton, Kent, England

Mary J

Prowse

Daughter

Single

35

1846

Charlton, Kent, England

Floretta B

Prowse

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Charlton, Kent, England

Florence J

Prowse

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Charlton, Kent, England

Lewis H

Prowse

Son

Single

10

1871

Charlton, Kent, England

Mary Ann

Purdie

Other

Single

28

1853

Wiltshire, England

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