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Household of John Howie (born 1841, Ayrshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Paisley, Renfrewshire, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Howie, born in 1841 in Irvine, Ayrshire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Jane Howie, born in 1844 in Port Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Joseph (born 1867 in Port Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Scotland), John (born 1873 in Port Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Mary (born 1875 in Port Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and Agnes (born 1857 in Dunbartonshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Mother, Catherine (born 1836 in Oban, Argyllshire, Scotland) and John's Grandson, Samuel (born 1877 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland).


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John Howie's household

Male

John

Howie

Head
Female

Jane

Howie

Wife
Male

Joseph

Howie

Son
Male

John

Howie

Son
Female

Mary

Howie

Daughter
Female

Catherine

Bald

Mother
Female

Agnes

Kennedy

Daughter
Male

Samuel

Kennedy

Grandson
First name(s) John
Last name Howie
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Irvine, Ayrshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Howie

Head

Married

40

1841

Irvine, Ayrshire, Scotland

Jane

Howie

Wife

Married

37

1844

Port Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Joseph

Howie

Son

Unmarried

14

1867

Port Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Scotland

John

Howie

Son

-

8

1873

Port Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Mary

Howie

Daughter

-

6

1875

Port Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Catherine

Bald

Mother

Widow

45

1836

Oban, Argyllshire, Scotland

Agnes

Kennedy

Daughter

Married

24

1857

Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Samuel

Kennedy

Grandson

-

4

1877

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

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