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Household of James Howitt (born 1833, Ayrshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kelvin, 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 Howitt and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Howitt, born in 1833 in Catrine, Ayrshire, consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Margaret Howitt, born in 1833 in Joppa, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 6 children; Annie (born 1858 in Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland), Jessie (born 1859 in Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland), Margaret (born 1861 in Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1864 in Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland), James (born 1868 in Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland) and Ellen (born 1870 in Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland).


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James Howitt's household

Male

James

Howitt

Head
Female

Margaret

Howitt

Wife
Female

Annie

Howitt

Daughter
Female

Jessie

Howitt

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Howitt

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Howitt

Daughter
Male

James

Howitt

Son
Female

Ellen

Howitt

Daughter
First name(s) James
Last name Howitt
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Catrine, Ayrshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Howitt

Head

Married

48

1833

Catrine, Ayrshire, Scotland

Margaret

Howitt

Wife

Married

48

1833

Joppa, Midlothian, Scotland

Annie

Howitt

Daughter

Unmarried

23

1858

Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland

Jessie

Howitt

Daughter

Unmarried

22

1859

Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland

Margaret

Howitt

Daughter

Unmarried

20

1861

Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland

Elizabeth

Howitt

Daughter

Unmarried

17

1864

Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland

James

Howitt

Son

-

13

1868

Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland

Ellen

Howitt

Daughter

-

11

1870

Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland

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