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Household of John Howat (born 1822, Dumfriesshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Gorbals, 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.

John Howat and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Howat, born in 1822 in Sanquhar, Dumfriesshire, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Margaret Howat, born in 1828 in Sanquhar, Dumfriesshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; James (born 1861 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), George (born 1863 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Samuel (born 1867 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Boarder, James Henderson, born in 1858 in Dunbar, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland.


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John Howat's household

Male

John

Howat

Head
Female

Margaret

Howat

Wife
Male

James

Howat

Son
Male

George

Howat

Son
Male

Samuel

Howat

Son
Male

James

Henderson

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Howat
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 59
Birth year 1822
Birth place Sanquhar, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Howat

Head

Married

59

1822

Sanquhar, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Margaret

Howat

Wife

Married

53

1828

Sanquhar, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

James

Howat

Son

Unmarried

20

1861

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

George

Howat

Son

Unmarried

18

1863

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Samuel

Howat

Son

Unmarried

14

1867

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Henderson

Boarder

Unmarried

23

1858

Dunbar, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

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