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Household of John Howson (born 1837, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Blackburn, Lancashire, 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 Howson and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Howson, born in 1837 in Blackburn, Lancashire, consisted of 5 members. John was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Howson, born in 1843 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were John's Step Son, John H (born 1863 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England), John's Mother In Law, Maria (born 1814 in Lancashire, England) and John's Boarder, John (born 1834 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England).


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John Howson's household

Male

John

Howson

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Howson

Wife
Male

John H

Tomlinson

Step Son
Female

Maria

Tomlinson

Mother In Law
Male

John

Sharples

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Howson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Howson

Head

Married

44

1837

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Howson

Wife

Married

38

1843

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

John H

Tomlinson

Step Son

Single

18

1863

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Maria

Tomlinson

Mother In Law

Widow

67

1814

Lancashire, England

John

Sharples

Boarder

Widower

47

1834

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

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