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Household of William Vowles (born 1852, Somerset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Birkenhead, Cheshire, 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 Vowles and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Vowles, born in 1852 in Marston Magna, Somerset, consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, married to Jane Vowles, born in 1854 in Dorset, England. They had 3 children; Charles A (born 1878 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England), Ellen C (born 1879 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England) and Arthur W (born 1881 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Boarder, John H Lancaster, born in 1857 in Cumberland, England.


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William Vowles's household

Male

William

Vowles

Head
Female

Jane

Vowles

Wife
Male

Charles A

Vowles

Son
Female

Ellen C

Vowles

Daughter
Male

Arthur W

Vowles

Son
Male

John H

Lancaster

Boarder
First name(s) William
Last name Vowles
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 29
Birth year 1852
Birth place Marston Magna, Somerset, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Vowles

Head

Married

29

1852

Marston Magna, Somerset, England

Jane

Vowles

Wife

Married

27

1854

Dorset, England

Charles A

Vowles

Son

Single

3

1878

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

Ellen C

Vowles

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

Arthur W

Vowles

Son

Single

0

1881

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

John H

Lancaster

Boarder

Single

24

1857

Cumberland, England

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