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Household of William Ovens (born 1844, Surrey)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Camberwell, London,Surrey, 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 Ovens and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Ovens, born in 1844 in Bermondsey, Surrey, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary Ann Ovens, born in 1849 in -. They had 6 children; William G (born 1870 in Bermondsey, Surrey, England), James E (born 1874 in Hornsey, Middlesex, England), Arthur Thom (born 1876 in Holloway, England), Mary Ann (born 1878 in Peckham, Surrey, England), Alice L (born 1880 in Peckham, Surrey, England) and Frances A (born 1881 in Bermondsey, Surrey, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Servant, Caroline L Neal, born in 1866 in Peckham, Surrey, England.


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William Ovens's household

Male

William

Ovens

Head
Female

Mary Ann

Ovens

Wife
Male

William G

Ovens

Son
Male

James E

Ovens

Son
Male

Arthur Thom

Ovens

Son
Female

Mary Ann

Ovens

Daughter
Female

Alice L

Ovens

Daughter
Male

Frances A

Ovens

Son
Female

Caroline L

Neal

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Ovens
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Bermondsey, Surrey, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Ovens

Head

Married

37

1844

Bermondsey, Surrey, England

Mary Ann

Ovens

Wife

Married

32

1849

-

William G

Ovens

Son

Single

11

1870

Bermondsey, Surrey, England

James E

Ovens

Son

Single

7

1874

Hornsey, Middlesex, England

Arthur Thom

Ovens

Son

Single

5

1876

Holloway, England

Mary Ann

Ovens

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Peckham, Surrey, England

Alice L

Ovens

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Peckham, Surrey, England

Frances A

Ovens

Son

Single

0

1881

Bermondsey, Surrey, England

Caroline L

Neal

Servant

Single

15

1866

Peckham, Surrey, England

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