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Household of William Howetson (born 1845)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Barnstaple, Devon, 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.

William Howetson and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Howetson, born in 1845 in , consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Martha Bradford Howetson, born in 1849 in Scotland. They had 5 children; Martha (born 1874 in Scotland), Samuel (born 1876 in Scotland), Elizabeth B (born 1880 in -), Janet (born 1878 in Brendon, Devon, England) and Elizabeth B (born 1880 in Brendon, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Lodger, William Hepburn, born in 1864 in Scotland.


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William Howetson's household

Male

William

Howetson

Head
Female

Martha Bradford

Howetson

Wife
Female

Martha

Howetson

Daughter
Male

Samuel

Howetson

Son
Female

Elizabeth B

Howetson

Daughter
Female

Janet

Howetson

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth B

Howetson

Daughter
Male

William

Hepburn

Lodger
First name(s) William
Last name Howetson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Howetson

Head

Married

36

1845

Scotland

Martha Bradford

Howetson

Wife

Married

32

1849

Scotland

Martha

Howetson

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Scotland

Samuel

Howetson

Son

Single

5

1876

Scotland

Elizabeth B

Howetson

Daughter

Single

1

1880

-

Janet

Howetson

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Brendon, Devon, England

Elizabeth B

Howetson

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Brendon, Devon, England

William

Hepburn

Lodger

Single

17

1864

Scotland

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