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Household of William Jas Bown (born 1848, Somerset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Newton Abbot, Devon, 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 Jas Bown and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Jas Bown, born in 1848 in Wells, Somerset, consisted of 8 members. William Jas was the head of the household, married to Frances E Bown, born in 1846 in Ryde, Isle of Wight, Hampshire, England. They had 4 children; Winifred G (born 1875 in Wellingborough, Northamptonshire, England), Florence (born 1878 in Wellingborough, Northamptonshire, England), William M (born 1880 in Newton Abbot, Devon, England) and Infant (born 1881 in Newton Abbot, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William Jas's Servant, Harriet (born 1858 in Dean Prior, Devon, England) and William Jas's Servant, Blanche G H (born 1869 in Newton Abbot, Devon, England).


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William Jas Bown's household

Male

William Jas

Bown

Head
Female

Frances E

Bown

Wife
Female

Winifred G

Bown

Daughter
Female

Florence

Bown

Daughter
Male

William M

Bown

Son
Male

Infant

Bown

Son
Female

Harriet

Butler

Servant
Female

Blanche G H

Drake

Servant
First name(s) William Jas
Last name Bown
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place Wells, Somerset, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William Jas

Bown

Head

Married

33

1848

Wells, Somerset, England

Frances E

Bown

Wife

Married

35

1846

Ryde, Isle of Wight, Hampshire, England

Winifred G

Bown

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Wellingborough, Northamptonshire, England

Florence

Bown

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Wellingborough, Northamptonshire, England

William M

Bown

Son

Single

1

1880

Newton Abbot, Devon, England

Infant

Bown

Son

Single

0

1881

Newton Abbot, Devon, England

Harriet

Butler

Servant

Single

23

1858

Dean Prior, Devon, England

Blanche G H

Drake

Servant

Single

12

1869

Newton Abbot, Devon, England

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