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Household of William Howe (born 1842, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ecclesall Bierlow, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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 Howe and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Howe, born in 1842 in Stannington, Yorkshire, consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, married to Edith Howe, born in 1873 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England. They had 3 children; Edith (born 1873 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), Norah (born 1875 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England) and Jessie (born 1877 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Housekeeper, Elizabeth (born 1826 in Derbyshire, England) and William's Apprentice, George (born 1862 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England).


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William Howe's household

Male

William

Howe

Head
Female

Edith

Howe

Daughter
Female

Norah

Howe

Daughter
Female

Jessie

Howe

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Smith

Housekeeper
Male

George

Childs

Apprentice
First name(s) William
Last name Howe
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Stannington, Yorkshire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Howe

Head

Married

39

1842

Stannington, Yorkshire, England

Edith

Howe

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Norah

Howe

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Jessie

Howe

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Smith

Housekeeper

Widow

55

1826

Derbyshire, England

George

Childs

Apprentice

Single

19

1862

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

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