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Household of William Howes (born 1842, Somerset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Yeovil, Somerset, 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 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Howes, born in 1842 in Luxborough, Somerset, consisted of 5 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary A Howes, born in 1848 in Yeovil, Somerset, England. They had 2 children; William (born 1879 in Swindon, Wiltshire, England) and Harriett (born 1881 in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Mother In Law, Caroline Dunn, born in 1821 in Yeovil, Somerset, England.


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William Howes's household

Male

William

Howes

Head
Female

Mary A

Howes

Wife
Female

Caroline

Dunn

Mother In Law
Male

William

Howe (Howes)

Son
Female

Harriett

Howe (Howes)

Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name Howes
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Luxborough, Somerset, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Howes

Head

Married

39

1842

Luxborough, Somerset, England

Mary A

Howes

Wife

Married

33

1848

Yeovil, Somerset, England

Caroline

Dunn

Mother In Law

Widow

60

1821

Yeovil, Somerset, England

William

Howe (Howes)

Son

Single

2

1879

Swindon, Wiltshire, England

Harriett

Howe (Howes)

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Bristol, Gloucestershire, England

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