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Household of William Rowell (born 1827, Devon)

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 Rowell and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Rowell, born in 1827 in Ilsington, Devon, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary Rowell, born in 1831 in Ilsington, Devon, England. They had 4 children; Polly (born 1867 in Ilsington, Devon, England), Emily Jane (born 1869 in Ilsington, Devon, England), Fanny (born 1872 in Ilsington, Devon, England) and John (born 1861 in Ilsington, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Servant, Alice (born 1867 in Ilsington, Devon, England), William's Servant, George (born 1865 in Ilsington, Devon, England) and William's Servant, Henry (born 1867 in Ilsington, Devon, England).


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William Rowell's household

Male

William

Rowell

Head
Female

Mary

Rowell

Wife
Female

Polly

Rowell

Daughter
Female

Emily Jane

Rowell

Daughter
Female

Fanny

Rowell

Daughter
Female

Alice

Hamlyn

Servant
Male

George

Holding

Servant
Male

Henry

Potter

Servant
Male

John

Rowell

Son
First name(s) William
Last name Rowell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 54
Birth year 1827
Birth place Ilsington, Devon, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Rowell

Head

Married

54

1827

Ilsington, Devon, England

Mary

Rowell

Wife

Married

50

1831

Ilsington, Devon, England

Polly

Rowell

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Ilsington, Devon, England

Emily Jane

Rowell

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Ilsington, Devon, England

Fanny

Rowell

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Ilsington, Devon, England

Alice

Hamlyn

Servant

Single

14

1867

Ilsington, Devon, England

George

Holding

Servant

Single

16

1865

Ilsington, Devon, England

Henry

Potter

Servant

Single

14

1867

Ilsington, Devon, England

John

Rowell

Son

Single

20

1861

Ilsington, Devon, England

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