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Household of Alexander Howie (born 1828, Kincardineshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Nigg, Kincardineshire, Scotland

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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.

Alexander Howie and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Howie, born in 1828 in Kincardineshire, consisted of 8 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Elspet Howie, born in 1831 in Kincardineshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; Elizabeth (born 1862 in Nigg, Kincardineshire, Scotland), John (born 1866 in Nigg, Kincardineshire, Scotland) and Joseph (born 1873 in Nigg, Kincardineshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Alexander's Servant, William (born 1854 in Turriff, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Alexander's Servant, James (born 1864 in Alford, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Alexander's Servant, Mary (born 1867 in Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).


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Alexander Howie's household

Male

Alexander

Howie

Head
Female

Elspet

Howie

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

Howie

Daughter
Male

John

Howie

Son
Male

Joseph

Howie

Son
Male

William

Morrison

Servant
Male

James

Ewen

Servant
Female

Mary

Crockett

Servant
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Howie
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 53
Birth year 1828
Birth place Kincardineshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Howie

Head

Married

53

1828

Kincardineshire, Scotland

Elspet

Howie

Wife

Married

50

1831

Kincardineshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Howie

Daughter

Unmarried

19

1862

Nigg, Kincardineshire, Scotland

John

Howie

Son

Unmarried

15

1866

Nigg, Kincardineshire, Scotland

Joseph

Howie

Son

-

8

1873

Nigg, Kincardineshire, Scotland

William

Morrison

Servant

Unmarried

27

1854

Turriff, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

James

Ewen

Servant

Unmarried

17

1864

Alford, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Mary

Crockett

Servant

Unmarried

14

1867

Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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