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Household of William Chowings (born 1839, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Exeter, Devon, 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 Chowings and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Chowings, born in 1839 in Hatherleigh, Devon, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary A Chowings, born in 1842 in Ottery St Mary, Devon, England. They had 6 children; Henrietta (born 1864 in Ottery St Mary, Devon, England), Emma (born 1867 in Ottery St Mary, Devon, England), William H (born 1870 in Exeter, Devon, England), James (born 1873 in Exeter, Devon, England), Rosa (born 1876 in Exeter, Devon, England) and Alice M (born 1880 in Exeter, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Brother, Edmund Chowings, born in 1856 in Jacobstowe, Devon, England.


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William Chowings's household

Male

William

Chowings

Head
Female

Mary A

Chowings

Wife
Female

Henrietta

Chowings

Daughter
Female

Emma

Chowings

Daughter
Male

William H

Chowings

Son
Male

James

Chowings

Son
Female

Rosa

Chowings

Daughter
Female

Alice M

Chowings

Daughter
Male

Edmund

Chowings

Brother
First name(s) William
Last name Chowings
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Hatherleigh, Devon, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Chowings

Head

Married

42

1839

Hatherleigh, Devon, England

Mary A

Chowings

Wife

Married

39

1842

Ottery St Mary, Devon, England

Henrietta

Chowings

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Ottery St Mary, Devon, England

Emma

Chowings

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Ottery St Mary, Devon, England

William H

Chowings

Son

Single

11

1870

Exeter, Devon, England

James

Chowings

Son

Single

8

1873

Exeter, Devon, England

Rosa

Chowings

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Exeter, Devon, England

Alice M

Chowings

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Exeter, Devon, England

Edmund

Chowings

Brother

Single

25

1856

Jacobstowe, Devon, England

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