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Household of William W How (born 1824, Shropshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Hackney, London,Middlesex, 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 W How and 14 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William W How, born in 1824 in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, consisted of 15 members. William W was the head of the household, married to Frances A How, born in 1826 in Newland, Gloucestershire, England. They had 3 children; Ellen F (born 1855 in Whittington, Shropshire, England), Charles C (born 1864 in Whittington, Shropshire, England) and Francis A W (born 1870 in Whittington, Shropshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William W's Visitor, Rosa (born 1839 in Loughborough, Leicestershire, England), William W's Visitor, Kathleen M (born 1863 in Ireland), William W's Visitor, Rosa M (born 1864 in Ireland), William W's Visitor, Maria E C (born 1867 in Ireland), William W's Servant, Mary (born 1825 in Selattyn, Shropshire, England), William W's Servant, Jane A (born 1837 in Holywell Lake, Somerset, England), William W's Servant, Clara Lizzy (born 1857 in Rossett, Denbighshire, Wales), William W's Servant, Sarah (born 1848 in Whittington, Shropshire, England), William W's Servant, Mary E (born 1860 in Shropshire, England) and William W's Servant, Francis W (born 1857 in Flimwell, Sussex, England).


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William W How's household

Male

William W

How

Head
Female

Frances A

How

Wife
Female

Ellen F

How

Daughter
Male

Charles C

How

Son
Male

Francis A W

How

Son
Female

Rosa

Crosbie

Visitor
Female

Kathleen M

Crosbie

Visitor
Female

Rosa M

Crosbie

Visitor
Female

Maria E C

Crosbie

Visitor
Female

Mary

Kennard

Servant
Female

Jane A

Morgan

Servant
Female

Clara Lizzy

Turner

Servant
Female

Sarah

Cartright

Servant
Female

Mary E

Bayllier

Servant
Male

Francis W

Osborne

Servant
First name(s) William W
Last name How
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 57
Birth year 1824
Birth place Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England

Household members (15 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William W

How

Head

Married

57

1824

Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England

Frances A

How

Wife

Married

55

1826

Newland, Gloucestershire, England

Ellen F

How

Daughter

Single

26

1855

Whittington, Shropshire, England

Charles C

How

Son

Single

17

1864

Whittington, Shropshire, England

Francis A W

How

Son

Single

11

1870

Whittington, Shropshire, England

Rosa

Crosbie

Visitor

Married

42

1839

Loughborough, Leicestershire, England

Kathleen M

Crosbie

Visitor

Single

18

1863

Ireland

Rosa M

Crosbie

Visitor

Single

17

1864

Ireland

Maria E C

Crosbie

Visitor

Single

14

1867

Ireland

Mary

Kennard

Servant

Widow

56

1825

Selattyn, Shropshire, England

Jane A

Morgan

Servant

Single

44

1837

Holywell Lake, Somerset, England

Clara Lizzy

Turner

Servant

Single

24

1857

Rossett, Denbighshire, Wales

Sarah

Cartright

Servant

Single

33

1848

Whittington, Shropshire, England

Mary E

Bayllier

Servant

Single

21

1860

Shropshire, England

Francis W

Osborne

Servant

Single

24

1857

Flimwell, Sussex, England

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