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Household of David Howie (born 1836, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Tranent, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), 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.

David Howie and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of David Howie, born in 1836 in Tranent, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), consisted of 11 members. David was the head of the household, married to Janet Howie, born in 1838 in Tranent, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland. They had 8 children; Alexander (born 1862 in Tranent, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland), Margaret (born 1863 in Tranent, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland), Janet (born 1868 in Tranent, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland), Jane (born 1870 in Tranent, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland), James (born 1872 in Tranent, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland), Helen (born 1873 in Tranent, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland), Isabella (born 1876 in Tranent, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland) and David (born 1877 in Tranent, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was David's Grandson, Robert V Howie, born in 1880 in Tranent, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland.


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David Howie's household

Male

David

Howie

Head
Female

Janet

Howie

Wife
Male

Alexander

Howie

Son
Female

Margaret

Howie

Daughter
Female

Janet

Howie

Daughter
Female

Jane

Howie

Daughter
Male

James

Howie

Son
Female

Helen

Howie

Daughter
Female

Isabella

Howie

Daughter
Male

David

Howie

Son
Male

Robert V

Howie

Grandson
First name(s) David
Last name Howie
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Tranent, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

David

Howie

Head

Married

45

1836

Tranent, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Janet

Howie

Wife

Married

43

1838

Tranent, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Alexander

Howie

Son

Unmarried

19

1862

Tranent, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Margaret

Howie

Daughter

Unmarried

18

1863

Tranent, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Janet

Howie

Daughter

Unmarried

13

1868

Tranent, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Jane

Howie

Daughter

-

11

1870

Tranent, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

James

Howie

Son

-

9

1872

Tranent, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Helen

Howie

Daughter

-

8

1873

Tranent, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Isabella

Howie

Daughter

-

5

1876

Tranent, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

David

Howie

Son

-

4

1877

Tranent, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Robert V

Howie

Grandson

-

1

1880

Tranent, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

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