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Household of John Howett (born 1854, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bonhill, Dunbartonshire, 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 Howett and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Howett, born in 1854 in Busby, Lanarkshire, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Cath Howett, born in 1854 in Renton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; Barbara (born 1876 in Bonhill, Dunbartonshire, Scotland), John (born 1879 in Bonhill, Dunbartonshire, Scotland) and Jessie (born 1881 in Bonhill, Dunbartonshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Boarder, Lizzie Smith, born in 1863 in Duntocher, Dunbartonshire, Scotland.


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John Howett's household

Male

John

Howett

Head
Female

Cath

Howett

Wife
Female

Barbara

Howett

Daughter
Male

John

Howett

Son
Female

Jessie

Howett

Daughter
Female

Lizzie

Smith

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Howett
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 27
Birth year 1854
Birth place Busby, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Howett

Head

Married

27

1854

Busby, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Cath

Howett

Wife

Married

27

1854

Renton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Barbara

Howett

Daughter

-

5

1876

Bonhill, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

John

Howett

Son

-

2

1879

Bonhill, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Jessie

Howett

Daughter

-

0

1881

Bonhill, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Lizzie

Smith

Boarder

Unmarried

18

1863

Duntocher, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

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