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Household of William Howson (born 1832, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bradford, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Howson, born in 1832 in Ilkley, Yorkshire, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Sarah Howson, born in 1835 in Bradley, Yorkshire, England. They had 4 children; William (born 1859 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England), Mary (born 1864 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England), Jane Alice (born 1873 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England) and Margaret Ann (born 1857 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England). They had 1 grandchild; Harry Howson, born 1880 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England.
During the period, also present in the household was William's Son In Law, Denby Ratcliffe, born in 1858 in Yorkshire, England.


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William Howson's household

Male

William

Howson

Head
Female

Sarah

Howson

Wife
Male

William

Howson

Son
Female

Mary

Howson

Daughter
Female

Jane Alice

Howson

Daughter
Male

Denby

Ratcliffe

Son In Law
Female

Margaret Ann

Ratcliffe

Daughter
Male

Harry Howson

Ratcliffe

Grand Son
First name(s) William
Last name Howson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 49
Birth year 1832
Birth place Ilkley, Yorkshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Howson

Head

Married

49

1832

Ilkley, Yorkshire, England

Sarah

Howson

Wife

Married

46

1835

Bradley, Yorkshire, England

William

Howson

Son

Single

22

1859

Bradford, Yorkshire, England

Mary

Howson

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Bradford, Yorkshire, England

Jane Alice

Howson

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Bradford, Yorkshire, England

Denby

Ratcliffe

Son In Law

Married

23

1858

Yorkshire, England

Margaret Ann

Ratcliffe

Daughter

Married

24

1857

Bradford, Yorkshire, England

Harry Howson

Ratcliffe

Grand Son

Single

1

1880

Bradford, Yorkshire, England

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