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Household of William J Gawlen (born 1859, Somerset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bedminster, 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 J Gawlen and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William J Gawlen, born in 1859 in Wick St Lawrence, Somerset, consisted of 6 members. William J was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Gawlen, born in 1849 in Wick St Lawrence, Somerset, England. They had 1 child; Edward, born 1881 in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were William J's Stepson, William (born 1870 in Clevedon, Somerset, England), William J's Stepson, Herbert (born 1875 in Clevedon, Somerset, England) and William J's Stepson, Ernest (born 1876 in Clevedon, Somerset, England).


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William J Gawlen's household

Male

William J

Gawlen

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Gawlen

Wife
Male

Edward

Gawlen

Son
Male

William

Fletcher

Stepson
Male

Herbert

Fletcher

Stepson
Male

Ernest

Fletcher

Stepson
First name(s) William J
Last name Gawlen
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 22
Birth year 1859
Birth place Wick St Lawrence, Somerset, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William J

Gawlen

Head

Married

22

1859

Wick St Lawrence, Somerset, England

Elizabeth

Gawlen

Wife

Married

32

1849

Wick St Lawrence, Somerset, England

Edward

Gawlen

Son

Single

0

1881

Bristol, Gloucestershire, England

William

Fletcher

Stepson

Single

11

1870

Clevedon, Somerset, England

Herbert

Fletcher

Stepson

Single

6

1875

Clevedon, Somerset, England

Ernest

Fletcher

Stepson

Single

5

1876

Clevedon, Somerset, England

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