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Household of William Howell (born 1847, Warwickshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in South Shields, Durham, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Howell, born in 1847 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary A Howell, born in 1852 in Wednesbury, Staffordshire, England. They had 6 children; Abraham (born 1870 in Wednesbury, Staffordshire, England), William (born 1872 in Wednesbury, Staffordshire, England), Elizabeth (born 1874 in Wednesbury, Staffordshire, England), Joseph (born 1876 in Wednesbury, Staffordshire, England), Benjamin (born 1879 in Wednesbury, Staffordshire, England) and John H (born 1881 in South Shields, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Boarder, James Lee, born in 1823 in Scotland.


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William Howell's household

Male

William

Howell

Head
Female

Mary A

Howell

Wife
Male

Abraham

Howell

Son
Male

William

Howell

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Howell

Daughter
Male

Joseph

Howell

Son
Male

Benjamin

Howell

Son
Male

John H

Howell

Son
Male

James

Lee

Boarder
First name(s) William
Last name Howell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Howell

Head

Married

34

1847

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

Mary A

Howell

Wife

Married

29

1852

Wednesbury, Staffordshire, England

Abraham

Howell

Son

Single

11

1870

Wednesbury, Staffordshire, England

William

Howell

Son

Single

9

1872

Wednesbury, Staffordshire, England

Elizabeth

Howell

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Wednesbury, Staffordshire, England

Joseph

Howell

Son

Single

5

1876

Wednesbury, Staffordshire, England

Benjamin

Howell

Son

Single

2

1879

Wednesbury, Staffordshire, England

John H

Howell

Son

Single

0

1881

South Shields, Durham, England

James

Lee

Boarder

-

58

1823

Scotland

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