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Household of William Howell (born 1839, Staffordshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Medway, 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.

William Howell and 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Howell, born in 1839 in Wednesbury, Staffordshire, consisted of 12 members. William was the head of the household, married to Caroline Howell, born in 1841 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England. They had 10 children; Shimas (born 1860 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England), William (born 1864 in Plaistow, Essex, England), Sarah A (born 1866 in Greenwich, Kent, England), John (born 1868 in Greenwich, Kent, England), Richard (born 1871 in King's Cross, Middlesex, England), Joseph H (born 1873 in Poplar, Middlesex, England), Caroline (born 1875 in Poplar, Middlesex, England), Elizabeth (born 1876 in Poplar, Middlesex, England), Julia (born 1878 in Poplar, Middlesex, England) and Alice (born 1880 in Chatham, Kent, England).


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William Howell's household

Male

William

Howell

Head
Female

Caroline

Howell

Wife
Male

Shimas

Howell

Son
Male

William

Howell

Son
Female

Sarah A

Howell

Daughter
Male

John

Howell

Son
Male

Richard

Howell

Son
Male

Joseph H

Howell

Son
Female

Caroline

Howell

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Howell

Daughter
Female

Julia

Howell

Daughter
Female

Alice

Howell

Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name Howell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Wednesbury, Staffordshire, England

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Howell

Head

Married

42

1839

Wednesbury, Staffordshire, England

Caroline

Howell

Wife

Married

40

1841

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

Shimas

Howell

Son

Single

21

1860

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

William

Howell

Son

Single

17

1864

Plaistow, Essex, England

Sarah A

Howell

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Greenwich, Kent, England

John

Howell

Son

Single

13

1868

Greenwich, Kent, England

Richard

Howell

Son

Single

10

1871

King's Cross, Middlesex, England

Joseph H

Howell

Son

Single

8

1873

Poplar, Middlesex, England

Caroline

Howell

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Poplar, Middlesex, England

Elizabeth

Howell

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Poplar, Middlesex, England

Julia

Howell

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Poplar, Middlesex, England

Alice

Howell

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Chatham, Kent, England

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