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Household of George Howden (born 1824, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dirleton, 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.

George Howden and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of George Howden, born in 1824 in Dirleton, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), consisted of 6 members. George was the head of the household, married to Isabella Howden, born in 1831 in Dunbar, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland. They had 3 children; Robert (born 1855 in Dirleton, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland), George (born 1857 in Dirleton, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland) and Ellen (born 1863 in Dirleton, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was George's Nephew, John Craig, born in 1870 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.


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George Howden's household

Male

George

Howden

Head
Female

Isabella

Howden

Wife
Male

Robert

Howden

Son
Male

George

Howden

Son
Female

Ellen

Howden

Daughter
Male

John

Craig

Nephew
First name(s) George
Last name Howden
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 57
Birth year 1824
Birth place Dirleton, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

George

Howden

Head

Married

57

1824

Dirleton, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Isabella

Howden

Wife

Married

50

1831

Dunbar, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Robert

Howden

Son

Unmarried

26

1855

Dirleton, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

George

Howden

Son

Unmarried

24

1857

Dirleton, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Ellen

Howden

Daughter

Unmarried

18

1863

Dirleton, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

John

Craig

Nephew

-

11

1870

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

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