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Household of William A Howells (born 1849, Carmarthenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Islington, London,Middlesex, 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.

William A Howells and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William A Howells, born in 1849 in Carmarthen, Carmarthenshire, consisted of 8 members. William A was the head of the household, married to Annie A Howells, born in 1854 in United States. They had 2 children; Winifred (born 1879 in City of London, Middlesex, England) and Dorothy (born 1881 in City of London, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William A's Servant, Emily (born 1862 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England), William A's Mother In Law, Janet (born 1831 in Brighton, Sussex, England), William A's Lodger, Richard (born 1858 in Doncaster, Yorkshire, England) and William A's Lodger, James (born 1850 in Battersea, Surrey, England).


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William A Howells's household

Male

William A

Howells

Head
Female

Annie A

Howells

Wife
Female

Winifred

Howells

Daughter
Female

Dorothy

Howells

Daughter
Female

Emily

Evans

Servant
Female

Janet

Aptonmas

Mother In Law
Male

Richard

Booth

Lodger
Male

James

Dunham

Lodger
First name(s) William A
Last name Howells
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 32
Birth year 1849
Birth place Carmarthen, Carmarthenshire, Wales

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William A

Howells

Head

Married

32

1849

Carmarthen, Carmarthenshire, Wales

Annie A

Howells

Wife

Married

27

1854

United States

Winifred

Howells

Daughter

Single

2

1879

City of London, Middlesex, England

Dorothy

Howells

Daughter

Single

0

1881

City of London, Middlesex, England

Emily

Evans

Servant

Single

19

1862

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

Janet

Aptonmas

Mother In Law

Married

50

1831

Brighton, Sussex, England

Richard

Booth

Lodger

Single

23

1858

Doncaster, Yorkshire, England

James

Dunham

Lodger

Single

31

1850

Battersea, Surrey, England

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