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Household of William Armstrong Howie (born 1842, Midlothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Newington, Midlothian, 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.

William Armstrong Howie and 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Armstrong Howie, born in 1842 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, consisted of 4 members. William Armstrong was the head of the household, widower. He had 2 children; William Sutherland (born 1875 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and Archibald Young (born 1877 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was William Armstrong's Sister-In-Law, Alexandrina Johnstone, born in 1863 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.


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William Armstrong Howie's household

Male

William Armstrong

Howie

Head
Male

William Sutherland

Howie

Son
Male

Archibald Young

Howie

Son
Female

Alexandrina

Johnstone

Sister-In-Law
First name(s) William Armstrong
Last name Howie
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

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William Armstrong

Howie

Head

Widower

39

1842

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

William Sutherland

Howie

Son

-

6

1875

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Archibald Young

Howie

Son

-

4

1877

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Alexandrina

Johnstone

Sister-In-Law

Unmarried

18

1863

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

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