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Household of John Howitt (born 1830, Cumberland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Runcorn, Cheshire, England

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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 Howitt and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Howitt, born in 1830 in Cumberland, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Howitt, born in 1833 in Lower Walton, Cheshire, England. They had 3 children; George (born 1856 in Norton, Cheshire, England), William (born 1871 in Runcorn, Cheshire, England) and Mary J (born 1873 in Runcorn, Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Servant, Alice Lamb, born in 1862 in Cheshire, England.


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John Howitt's household

Male

John

Howitt

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Howitt

Wife
Male

George

Howitt

Son
Male

William

Howitt

Son
Female

Mary J

Howitt

Daughter
Female

Alice

Lamb

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Howitt
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 51
Birth year 1830
Birth place Cumberland, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Howitt

Head

Married

51

1830

Cumberland, England

Elizabeth

Howitt

Wife

Married

48

1833

Lower Walton, Cheshire, England

George

Howitt

Son

Single

25

1856

Norton, Cheshire, England

William

Howitt

Son

Single

10

1871

Runcorn, Cheshire, England

Mary J

Howitt

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Runcorn, Cheshire, England

Alice

Lamb

Servant

Single

19

1862

Cheshire, England

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