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Household of James Howden (born 1838, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Newington, Midlothian, 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 Howden and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Howden, born in 1838 in Ballencrieff, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), consisted of 7 members. James was the head of the household, married to Margaret Howden, born in 1837 in Eaglesham, Renfrewshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; John (born 1858 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), George (born 1867 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), James (born 1870 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Marjory (born 1873 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and Elizabeth (born 1878 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).


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James Howden's household

Male

James

Howden

Head
Female

Margaret

Howden

Wife
Male

John

Howden

Son
Male

George

Howden

Son
Male

James

Howden

Son
Female

Marjory

Howden

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Howden

Daughter
First name(s) James
Last name Howden
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Ballencrieff, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Howden

Head

Married

43

1838

Ballencrieff, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Margaret

Howden

Wife

Married

44

1837

Eaglesham, Renfrewshire, Scotland

John

Howden

Son

Unmarried

23

1858

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

George

Howden

Son

-

14

1867

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

James

Howden

Son

-

11

1870

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Marjory

Howden

Daughter

-

8

1873

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Elizabeth

Howden

Daughter

-

3

1878

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

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