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Household of James Howitt (born 1844, Northumberland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Houghton Le Spring, Durham, England

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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 Howitt and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Howitt, born in 1844 in Alnwick, Northumberland, consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Mary Ann Howitt, born in 1852 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England. They had 5 children; Jane Ellen (born 1868 in Northumberland, England), Jessie W (born 1873 in Northumberland, England), Agnes S (born 1878 in Philadelphia, Northumberland, England), James (born 1879 in Philadelphia, Northumberland, England) and Robert S (born 1881 in Philadelphia, Northumberland, England).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Step Son, William S Hauxwell, born in 1875 in Houghton Le Spring, Northumberland, England.


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James Howitt's household

Male

James

Howitt

Head
Female

Mary Ann

Howitt

Wife
Female

Jane Ellen

Howitt

Daughter
Female

Jessie W

Howitt

Daughter
Male

William S

Hauxwell

Step Son
Female

Agnes S

Howitt

Daughter
Male

James

Howitt

Son
Male

Robert S

Howitt

Son
First name(s) James
Last name Howitt
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Alnwick, Northumberland, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Howitt

Head

Married

37

1844

Alnwick, Northumberland, England

Mary Ann

Howitt

Wife

Married

29

1852

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

Jane Ellen

Howitt

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Northumberland, England

Jessie W

Howitt

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Northumberland, England

William S

Hauxwell

Step Son

Single

6

1875

Houghton Le Spring, Northumberland, England

Agnes S

Howitt

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Philadelphia, Northumberland, England

James

Howitt

Son

Single

2

1879

Philadelphia, Northumberland, England

Robert S

Howitt

Son

Single

0

1881

Philadelphia, Northumberland, England

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