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Household of William Howitt (born 1850, Banffshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Gorbals, 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 Howitt and 4 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Howitt, born in 1850 in Mortlach, Banffshire, consisted of 5 members. William was the head of the household, married to Janet Howitt, born in 1853 in Kilmaurs, Ayrshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; William Stewart (born 1879 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Peter Murdoch (born 1881 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Boarder, James Alexander Stewart, born in 1861 in Dufftown, Lanarkshire, Scotland.
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William Howitt's household
William
Howitt
Head
Janet
Howitt
Wife
William Stewart
Howitt
Son
Peter Murdoch
Howitt
Son
James Alexander
Stewart
Boarder
| First name(s) | William |
| Last name | Howitt |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 31 |
| Birth year | 1850 |
| Birth place | Mortlach, Banffshire, Scotland |
Household members (5 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
William | Howitt | Head | Married | 31 | 1850 | Mortlach, Banffshire, Scotland | |
Janet | Howitt | Wife | Married | 28 | 1853 | Kilmaurs, Ayrshire, Scotland | |
William Stewart | Howitt | Son | - | 2 | 1879 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Peter Murdoch | Howitt | Son | - | 0 | 1881 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
James Alexander | Stewart | Boarder | Unmarried | 20 | 1861 | Dufftown, Lanarkshire, Scotland |
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