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Household of William Howitt (born 1830, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Newhills, Aberdeenshire, 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 Howitt and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Howitt, born in 1830 in Woodside, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Janet Howitt, born in 1828 in Woodside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Rachel (born 1859 in Woodside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Helen (born 1861 in Woodside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Margaret (born 1867 in Woodside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Betsy (born 1869 in Woodside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Robert (born 1871 in Woodside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).


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William Howitt's household

Male

William

Howitt

Head
Female

Janet

Howitt

Wife
Female

Rachel

Howitt

Daughter
Female

Helen

Howitt

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Howitt

Daughter
Female

Betsy

Howitt

Daughter
Male

Robert

Howitt

Son
First name(s) William
Last name Howitt
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 51
Birth year 1830
Birth place Woodside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Howitt

Head

Married

51

1830

Woodside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Janet

Howitt

Wife

Married

53

1828

Woodside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Rachel

Howitt

Daughter

Unmarried

22

1859

Woodside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Helen

Howitt

Daughter

Unmarried

20

1861

Woodside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Margaret

Howitt

Daughter

-

14

1867

Woodside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Betsy

Howitt

Daughter

-

12

1869

Woodside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Robert

Howitt

Son

-

10

1871

Woodside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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