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Household of John Howie (born 1845, Ayrshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Langholm, Dumfriesshire, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Howie, born in 1845 in Irvine, Ayrshire, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth C J Howie, born in 1845 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 5 children; John R C (born 1870 in Inchinnan, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Eliza C J (born 1877 in Langholm, Dumfriesshire, Scotland), William J (born 1878 in Langholm, Dumfriesshire, Scotland), Edith Jane (born 1879 in Langholm, Dumfriesshire, Scotland) and Hugh J (born 1881 in Langholm, Dumfriesshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Servant, Agnes (born 1854 in Terregles, Dumfriesshire, Scotland) and John's Servant, Sophia (born 1863 in Twynholm, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland).


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John Howie's household

Male

John

Howie

Head
Female

Elizabeth C J

Howie

Wife
Male

John R C

Howie

Son
Female

Eliza C J

Howie

Daughter
Male

William J

Howie

Son
Female

Edith Jane

Howie

Daughter
Male

Hugh J

Howie

Son
Female

Agnes

Johnstone

Servant
Female

Sophia

Dunn

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Howie
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Irvine, Ayrshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Howie

Head

Married

36

1845

Irvine, Ayrshire, Scotland

Elizabeth C J

Howie

Wife

Married

36

1845

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

John R C

Howie

Son

-

11

1870

Inchinnan, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Eliza C J

Howie

Daughter

-

4

1877

Langholm, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

William J

Howie

Son

-

3

1878

Langholm, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Edith Jane

Howie

Daughter

-

2

1879

Langholm, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Hugh J

Howie

Son

-

0

1881

Langholm, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Agnes

Johnstone

Servant

Unmarried

27

1854

Terregles, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Sophia

Dunn

Servant

Unmarried

18

1863

Twynholm, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland

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