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Household of James Howden (born 1842, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Prestonkirk, 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.

James Howden and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Howden, born in 1842 in Garvald, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), consisted of 11 members. James was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Howden, born in 1844 in Gifford, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland. They had 9 children; Elizabeth (born 1865 in Garvald, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland), John (born 1867 in Whittingham, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland), James (born 1869 in Whittingham, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland), Isabella (born 1871 in Whittingham, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland), William (born 1872 in Garvald, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland), Robert (born 1874 in Garvald, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland), David (born 1876 in Aberlady, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland), Andrew (born 1878 in Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland) and Thomas (born 1880 in Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland).


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James Howden's household

Male

James

Howden

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Howden

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

Howden

Daughter
Male

John

Howden

Son
Male

James

Howden

Son
Female

Isabella

Howden

Daughter
Male

William

Howden

Son
Male

Robert

Howden

Son
Male

David

Howden

Son
Male

Andrew

Howden

Son
Male

Thomas

Howden

Son
First name(s) James
Last name Howden
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Garvald, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

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James

Howden

Head

Married

39

1842

Garvald, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Elizabeth

Howden

Wife

Married

37

1844

Gifford, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Elizabeth

Howden

Daughter

Unmarried

16

1865

Garvald, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

John

Howden

Son

Unmarried

14

1867

Whittingham, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

James

Howden

Son

-

12

1869

Whittingham, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Isabella

Howden

Daughter

-

10

1871

Whittingham, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

William

Howden

Son

-

9

1872

Garvald, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Robert

Howden

Son

-

7

1874

Garvald, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

David

Howden

Son

-

5

1876

Aberlady, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Andrew

Howden

Son

-

3

1878

Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Thomas

Howden

Son

-

1

1880

Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

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