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Household of James Howat (born 1847, Ayrshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Drumclog Avondale, Lanarkshire, 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.

James Howat and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Howat, born in 1847 in Ballantrae, Ayrshire, consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Mary Howat, born in 1849 in Girvan, Ayrshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Agnes (born 1876 in Colmonell, Ayrshire, Scotland), Helen (born 1878 in Avondale, Lanarkshire, Scotland), James (born 1880 in Avondale, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and William (born 1881 in Avondale, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Mother-In-Law, Agnes (born 1821 in Barr, Ayrshire, Scotland) and James's Boarder, John (born 1863 in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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James Howat's household

Male

James

Howat

Head
Female

Mary

Howat

Wife
Female

Agnes

Howat

Daughter
Female

Helen

Howat

Daughter
Male

James

Howat

Son
Male

William

Howat

Son
Female

Agnes

Campbell

Mother-In-Law
Male

John

Martin

Boarder
First name(s) James
Last name Howat
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Ballantrae, Ayrshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Howat

Head

Married

34

1847

Ballantrae, Ayrshire, Scotland

Mary

Howat

Wife

Married

32

1849

Girvan, Ayrshire, Scotland

Agnes

Howat

Daughter

-

5

1876

Colmonell, Ayrshire, Scotland

Helen

Howat

Daughter

-

3

1878

Avondale, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Howat

Son

-

1

1880

Avondale, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Howat

Son

-

0

1881

Avondale, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Agnes

Campbell

Mother-In-Law

Married

60

1821

Barr, Ayrshire, Scotland

John

Martin

Boarder

Unmarried

18

1863

Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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