Herbert Fowkes in Derbyshire in the 1881 Census

Details of Herbert Fowkes of Yew Tree Farm, Windley, Derbyshire, England

First name(s): Herbert
Last name: Fowkes
Relationship: Head
Marital status: Married
Gender: Male
Age: 39
Birth year: 1842
Occupation: Farmer 101 1/2 Ac 1 Man 2 Boys
Birth town: Quarndon
Birth county: Derbyshire
Birth place: England
Street: Yew Tree Farm
Town: —
Parish: Windley
County: Derbyshire
Country: England
Registration district: Belper

Other household members

First name(s)	Last name	Relationship	Marital status	Gender	Age	Birth year	Occupation	Birth place
First name(s) Edward	Last name Bosworth	Relationship Nephew	Marital status Single	Gender Male	Age 12	Birth year 1869	Occupation Scholar	Birth place Quarndon, Derbyshire, England
First name(s) Lenard A	Last name Fowkes	Relationship Nephew	Marital status Single	Gender Male	Age 20	Birth year 1861	Occupation Pupil Teacher Unemployed	Birth place Codnor, Derbyshire, England
First name(s) Francis	Last name Kinsey	Relationship Boarder	Marital status Single	Gender Male	Age 30	Birth year 1851	Occupation Income Houses	Birth place Littleover, Derbyshire, England
First name(s) Samuel	Last name Cornwall	Relationship Servant	Marital status Single	Gender Male	Age 19	Birth year 1862	Occupation Farm Servant (Ind)	Birth place Uttoxeter, Staffordshire, England
First name(s) Millicent	Last name Wain	Relationship Servant	Marital status Widow	Gender Female	Age 38	Birth year 1843	Occupation House Servant	Birth place Atlow, Derbyshire, England
First name(s) Ann	Last name Kinsey	Relationship Visitor	Marital status Single	Gender Female	Age 37	Birth year 1844	Occupation Income Property Interest	Birth place Derby, Derbyshire, England

About the 1881 England Wales and Scotland Census

When the 1881 census was taken on April 3rd, the total population of England, Wales and Scotland was recorded as 29,707,207. The First Boer War ended only weeks before the 1881 census.

As with any historical research, the golden rule of family history is to check the original record, or "primary source", wherever possible. We have provided clear images of the original census enumeration books for you to view once you've found the right family in the indexes.

When using census returns, once you have located your ancestor in the census, you should then view the original images to validate your findings. The image of the original document will also help you see the household in the context of surrounding households as all the information will be provided in one clear place, as it was originally written down.

The original documents would have been given to your ancestor several days before 3 April, and the head of household would have been asked to fill in the details for anyone who would have been residing at that address on the census date. If the head of the household was unable to read or write, the enumerator - a literate person who would be collecting the census forms - would help fill in the details. Because of this, however, you may note mistakes that were made, such as name spellings. It should also be noted that many people were often economical with the truth when it came to their ages.

Note: the census includes details of people resident in docked vessels and institutions such as prisons, workhouses, hospitals, and barracks, as well as individual households.

See the whole Fowkes family
in this 1881 Census record

Includes Herbert Fowkes and 6 other people

Fowkes family summary

NAME: Herbert Fowkes
BORN: 1842
BIRTH COUNTY: Derbyshire
ADDRESS IN 1881: Windley, Derbyshire, England