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Household of William Howson (born 1837, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Fylde, Lancashire, 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 Howson and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Howson, born in 1837 in Wray, Lancashire, consisted of 10 members. William was the head of the household, married to Ellen Howson, born in 1837 in Preston, Lancashire, England. They had 6 children; John Robt (born 1869 in Blackpool, Lancashire, England), Jenny (born 1870 in Blackpool, Lancashire, England), Thomas W (born 1873 in Blackpool, Lancashire, England), Catherine (born 1875 in Blackpool, Lancashire, England), Edward B (born 1876 in Blackpool, Lancashire, England) and Richard (born 1877 in Blackpool, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Servant, Teresa (born 1855 in Ireland) and William's Servant, John (born 1864 in Bispham, Lancashire, England).


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William Howson's household

Male

William

Howson

Head
Female

Ellen

Howson

Wife
Male

John Robt

Howson

Son
Female

Jenny

Howson

Daughter
Male

Thomas W

Howson

Son
Female

Catherine

Howson

Daughter
Male

Edward B

Howson

Son
Male

Richard

Howson

Son
Female

Teresa

Durram

Servant
Male

John

Preston

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Howson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Wray, Lancashire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Howson

Head

Married

44

1837

Wray, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Howson

Wife

Married

44

1837

Preston, Lancashire, England

John Robt

Howson

Son

Single

12

1869

Blackpool, Lancashire, England

Jenny

Howson

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Blackpool, Lancashire, England

Thomas W

Howson

Son

Single

8

1873

Blackpool, Lancashire, England

Catherine

Howson

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Blackpool, Lancashire, England

Edward B

Howson

Son

Single

5

1876

Blackpool, Lancashire, England

Richard

Howson

Son

Single

4

1877

Blackpool, Lancashire, England

Teresa

Durram

Servant

Single

26

1855

Ireland

John

Preston

Servant

Single

17

1864

Bispham, Lancashire, England

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