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Household of William Howes (born 1844, Norfolk)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West Ham, London,Essex, 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 Howes and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Howes, born in 1844 in Northrepps, Norfolk, consisted of 10 members. William was the head of the household, married to Helen L Howes, born in 1847 in Mundesley, Norfolk, England. They had 6 children; George (born 1869 in Northrepps, Norfolk, England), Robert H (born 1871 in Northrepps, Norfolk, England), Helen M (born 1873 in Northrepps, Norfolk, England), Mary (born 1877 in Woodford, Essex, England), Henry (born 1879 in Woodford, Essex, England) and John H (born 1881 in Woodford, Essex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Father, John (born 1821 in Hanworth, Norfolk, England) and William's Mother, Hannah (born 1823 in Northrepps, Norfolk, England).


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William Howes's household

Male

William

Howes

Head
Female

Helen L

Howes

Wife
Male

George

Howes

Son
Male

Robert H

Howes

Son
Female

Helen M

Howes

Daughter
Female

Mary

Howes

Daughter
Male

Henry

Howes

Son
Male

John H

Howes

Son
Male

John

Howes

Father
Female

Hannah

Howes

Mother
First name(s) William
Last name Howes
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Northrepps, Norfolk, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Howes

Head

Married

37

1844

Northrepps, Norfolk, England

Helen L

Howes

Wife

Married

34

1847

Mundesley, Norfolk, England

George

Howes

Son

Single

12

1869

Northrepps, Norfolk, England

Robert H

Howes

Son

Single

10

1871

Northrepps, Norfolk, England

Helen M

Howes

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Northrepps, Norfolk, England

Mary

Howes

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Woodford, Essex, England

Henry

Howes

Son

Single

2

1879

Woodford, Essex, England

John H

Howes

Son

Single

0

1881

Woodford, Essex, England

John

Howes

Father

Married

60

1821

Hanworth, Norfolk, England

Hannah

Howes

Mother

Married

58

1823

Northrepps, Norfolk, England

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