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Household of Maria Howe (born 1808, Somerset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bridgwater, 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.

Maria Howe and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Maria Howe, born in 1808 in Catcott, Somerset, consisted of 8 members. Maria was the head of the household, widow. She had 5 children; Anne (born 1870 in Chilton Polden, Somerset, England), William (born 1873 in Shapwick, Somerset, England), George (born 1875 in Shapwick, Somerset, England), Rose A (born 1877 in Shapwick, Somerset, England) and John (born 1879 in Shapwick, Somerset, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Maria's Lodger Head, Henry Ayers, born in 1844 in Eversley, Wiltshire, England.


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Maria Howe's household

Female

Maria

Howe

Head
Male

Henry

Ayers

Lodger Head
Female

Emily

Ayers

Wife
Female

Anne

Ayers

Daughter
Male

William

Ayers

Son
Male

George

Ayers

Son
Female

Rose A

Ayers

Daughter
Male

John

Ayers

Son
First name(s) Maria
Last name Howe
Relationship Head
Marital status Widow
Age 73
Birth year 1808
Birth place Catcott, Somerset, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Maria

Howe

Head

Widow

73

1808

Catcott, Somerset, England

Henry

Ayers

Lodger Head

Married

37

1844

Eversley, Wiltshire, England

Emily

Ayers

Wife

Married

27

1854

Shapwick, Somerset, England

Anne

Ayers

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Chilton Polden, Somerset, England

William

Ayers

Son

Single

8

1873

Shapwick, Somerset, England

George

Ayers

Son

Single

6

1875

Shapwick, Somerset, England

Rose A

Ayers

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Shapwick, Somerset, England

John

Ayers

Son

Single

2

1879

Shapwick, Somerset, England

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