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Household of Robert Howard (born 1808, Cheshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ashton under Lyne, 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.

Robert Howard and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Howard, born in 1808 in Godley, Cheshire, consisted of 9 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Betty Howard, born in 1809 in Newton, Cheshire, England. They had 5 children; Hannah (born 1832 in Newton, Cheshire, England), Priscilla (born 1852 in Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England), John (born 1855 in Newton, Cheshire, England), Alice (born 1858 in Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England) and Emma (born 1860 in Hyde, Cheshire, England). They had 1 grandchild; Mary, born 1851 in Dukinfield, Cheshire, England.
During the period, also present in the household was Robert's Grand Grand Son, John Williamson, born in 1863 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England.


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Robert Howard's household

Male

Robert

Howard

Head
Female

Betty

Howard

Wife
Female

Hannah

Fielding

Daughter
Female

Mary

Fielding

Grand Daughter
Female

Priscilla

Fielding

Daughter
Male

John

Fielding

Son
Female

Alice

Fielding

Daughter
Female

Emma

Fielding

Daughter
Male

John

Williamson

Grand Grand Son
First name(s) Robert
Last name Howard
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 73
Birth year 1808
Birth place Godley, Cheshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Howard

Head

Married

73

1808

Godley, Cheshire, England

Betty

Howard

Wife

Married

72

1809

Newton, Cheshire, England

Hannah

Fielding

Daughter

Married

49

1832

Newton, Cheshire, England

Mary

Fielding

Grand Daughter

Single

30

1851

Dukinfield, Cheshire, England

Priscilla

Fielding

Daughter

Single

29

1852

Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England

John

Fielding

Son

Single

26

1855

Newton, Cheshire, England

Alice

Fielding

Daughter

Single

23

1858

Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England

Emma

Fielding

Daughter

Single

21

1860

Hyde, Cheshire, England

John

Williamson

Grand Grand Son

Single

18

1863

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

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