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Household of John Howie (born 1843, Forfarshire (Angus))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Mains, Forfarshire (Angus), 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 Howie and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Howie, born in 1843 in Airlie, Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Ann Howie, born in 1842 in Coupar Angus, Perthshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Bella (born 1870 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Ann (born 1872 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), John (born 1875 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and Mary Ann (born 1878 in Mains, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Boarder, James Smith, born in 1815 in Coupar Angus, Perthshire, Scotland.


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John Howie's household

Male

John

Howie

Head
Female

Mary Ann

Howie

Wife
Female

Bella

Howie

Daughter
Female

Ann

Howie

Daughter
Male

John

Howie

Son
Female

Mary Ann

Howie

Daughter
Male

James

Smith

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Howie
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Airlie, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Howie

Head

Married

38

1843

Airlie, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Mary Ann

Howie

Wife

Married

39

1842

Coupar Angus, Perthshire, Scotland

Bella

Howie

Daughter

-

11

1870

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Ann

Howie

Daughter

-

9

1872

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

John

Howie

Son

-

6

1875

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Mary Ann

Howie

Daughter

-

3

1878

Mains, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

James

Smith

Boarder

Widower

66

1815

Coupar Angus, Perthshire, Scotland

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