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Household of William Howat (born 1850, Dumfriesshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Milton, Lanarkshire, 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 Howat and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Howat, born in 1850 in Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Isabella Howat, born in 1849 in Ireland. They had 2 children; Robert (born 1876 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Helen (born 1877 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Mother-In-Law, Helen (born 1821 in Ireland), William's Brother-In-Law, Robert (born 1845 in Ireland), William's Brother-In-Law, Edward (born 1859 in Ireland) and William's Boarder, Martha (born 1841 in -).


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William Howat's household

Male

William

Howat

Head
Female

Isabella

Howat

Wife
Female

Helen

Sharp

Mother-In-Law
Male

Robert

Howat

Son
Female

Helen

Howat

Daughter
Male

Robert

Sharp

Brother-In-Law
Male

Edward

Sharp

Brother-In-Law
Female

Martha

Macabe

Boarder
First name(s) William
Last name Howat
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 31
Birth year 1850
Birth place Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Howat

Head

Married

31

1850

Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Isabella

Howat

Wife

Married

32

1849

Ireland

Helen

Sharp

Mother-In-Law

Widow

60

1821

Ireland

Robert

Howat

Son

-

5

1876

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Helen

Howat

Daughter

-

4

1877

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Robert

Sharp

Brother-In-Law

Unmarried

36

1845

Ireland

Edward

Sharp

Brother-In-Law

Unmarried

22

1859

Ireland

Martha

Macabe

Boarder

Widow

40

1841

-

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