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Household of William Howard (born 1840, Shropshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wem, Shropshire, 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 Howard and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Howard, born in 1840 in Loppington, Shropshire, consisted of 11 members. William was the head of the household, married to Martha Howard, born in 1842 in Barthomley, Cheshire, England. They had 7 children; Mary Jane (born 1872 in Edstaston, Shropshire, England), Thomas (born 1873 in Edstaston, Shropshire, England), Amy Eliz (born 1875 in Edstaston, Shropshire, England), James (born 1876 in Edstaston, Shropshire, England), Sarah Ann (born 1878 in Edstaston, Shropshire, England), Hannah Eliza (born 1879 in Edstaston, Shropshire, England) and Clara Martha (born 1881 in Edstaston, Shropshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Servant, William (born 1864 in Wem, Shropshire, England) and William's Servant, Emma (born 1865 in Whixall, Shropshire, England).


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William Howard's household

Male

William

Howard

Head
Female

Martha

Howard

Wife
Female

Mary Jane

Howard

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Howard

Son
Female

Amy Eliz

Howard

Daughter
Male

James

Howard

Son
Female

Sarah Ann

Howard

Daughter
Female

Hannah Eliza

Howard

Daughter
Female

Clara Martha

Howard

Daughter
Male

William

Tinsley

Servant
Female

Emma

Hinton

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Howard
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Loppington, Shropshire, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Howard

Head

Married

41

1840

Loppington, Shropshire, England

Martha

Howard

Wife

Married

39

1842

Barthomley, Cheshire, England

Mary Jane

Howard

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Edstaston, Shropshire, England

Thomas

Howard

Son

Single

8

1873

Edstaston, Shropshire, England

Amy Eliz

Howard

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Edstaston, Shropshire, England

James

Howard

Son

Single

5

1876

Edstaston, Shropshire, England

Sarah Ann

Howard

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Edstaston, Shropshire, England

Hannah Eliza

Howard

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Edstaston, Shropshire, England

Clara Martha

Howard

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Edstaston, Shropshire, England

William

Tinsley

Servant

Single

17

1864

Wem, Shropshire, England

Emma

Hinton

Servant

Single

16

1865

Whixall, Shropshire, England

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