Harrower Family Tree » William Howatson (1828-1903)

Personal data William Howatson 

Sources 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
  • He was born in the year 1828 in Fenwick, Ayrshire, Scotland.Sources 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8
  • Occupations:
    • in the year 1851 Farmer's Son employed on Farm in Robertland, Stewarton, Ayrshire, Scotland.Source 7
    • in the year 1861 Ploughman in Nether Robertland, Stewarton, Ayrshire, Scotland.Source 4
    • in the year 1871 Farmer of 96 acres employing 1 lab in Nether Robertland, Stewarton, Ayrshire, Scotland.Source 6
    • in the year 1881 Farmer of 50 acres all arable employing 2 men & 1 girl in Nether Robertland, Stewarton, Ayrshire, Scotland.Source 1
    • in the year 1891 Farmer in Nether Robertland, Stewarton, Ayrshire, Scotland.Source 8
    • in the year 1901 Farmer in Nether Robertland, Stewarton, Ayrshire, Scotland.Source 2
  • Resident:
    • in the year 1851: Robertland, Stewarton, Ayrshire, Scotland.Source 7
    • in the year 1841: Nether Robertland, Stewarton, Ayrshire, Scotland.Source 3
    • in the year 1861: Nether Robertland, Stewarton, Ayrshire, Scotland.Source 4
    • in the year 1871: Nether Robertland, Stewarton, Ayrshire, Scotland.Source 6
    • in the year 1881: Nether Robertland, Stewarton, Ayrshire, Scotland.Source 1
    • in the year 1891: Nether Robertland, Stewarton, Ayrshire, Scotland.Source 8
    • in the year 1901: Nether Robertland, Stewarton, Ayrshire, Scotland.Source 2
  • (Civil) on March 9, 1904 in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland.Source 9
  • He died on July 1, 1903 in Nether Robertland, Stewarton, Ayrshire, Scotland, he was 75 years old.Source 9
  • A child of John Howatson and Elisabeth Picken

Household of William Howatson

He is married to Janet Logan Dunlop.

They got married on June 17, 1854 at Stewarton, Ayrshire, Scotland, he was 26 years old.Source 5


Child(ren):

  1. John Howatson  1856-????
  2. Henry Howatson  1858-????
  3. Agnes Walker Howatson  1859-???? 
  4. William Howatson  1862-????
  6. Andrew Howatson  1872-????

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Ancestors (and descendant) of William Howatson

William Howatson
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Janet Parker
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Picken
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Lindsay
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John Howatson
1799-1870

William Howatson
1828-1903

1854

Janet Logan Dunlop
1831-????

John Howatson
1856-????
Henry Howatson
1858-????
Agnes Walker Howatson
1859-????
William Howatson
1862-????
Elizabeth Picken Howatson
1864-1926
Andrew Howatson
1872-????

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    1. 1881 Scotland Census Ancestry.com, Record for William Howatson Parish: Stewarton; ED: 7; Page: 4; Line: 6; Roll: CSSCT1881_197 1881 Scotland Census [Ancestry.com] The 1881 Census for Scotland was taken on the night of 3/4 April 1881. The following information was requested: place, name, relationship to head of family, marital status, age, gender, profession, birthplace, and whether blind, deaf, and dumb. Database online.
      Record for William Howatson
      Name: William Howatson
      Age: 53
      Estimated Birth Year: abt 1828
      Relationship: Head
      Spouse's Name: Janet Howatson
      Gender: Male
      Where born: Fenwick, Ayrshire
      Registration Number: 616
      Registration district: Stewarton
      Civil parish: Stewarton
      County: Ayrshire
      Address: Nether Robertland
      ED: 7
      Household schedule number: 18
      Line: 6
      Roll: CSSCT1881_197
      Household Members Age Relationship
      William Howatson 53 Head
      Janet Howatson 50 Wife
      William Howatson 19 Son
      Agnes Howatson 21 Daughter
      Elizabeth Howatson 16 Daughter
      Andrew Howatson 9 Son
      Briget Molloy 19 Servant
      James Watson 19 Servant
      Joseph Wylie 19 Servant
    2. 1901 Scotland Census Ancestry.com, Record for Williamm Howatson Parish: Stewarton; ED: 7; Page: 1; Line: 1; Roll: CSSCT1901_237 1901 Scotland Census [Ancestry.com] The 1901 Census for Scotland was taken on the night of 31 March/1 April 1901. The following information was requested: place, name, relationship to head of family, marital status, age, gender, profession, birthplace, and whether blind, deaf, and dumb. Database online.
      Record for William Howatson
      Name: William Howatson
      Age: 73
      Estimated Birth Year: abt 1828
      Relationship: Head
      Spouse's Name: Janet D Howatson
      Gender: Male
      Where born: Fenwick parish, Ayrshire
      Registration Number: 616
      Registration district: Stewarton
      Civil parish: Stewarton
      County: Ayrshire
      Address: Nether Robertland
      Occupation: Farmer
      ED: 7
      Household schedule number: 1
      Line: 1
      Roll: CSSCT1901_237
      Household Members Age Relationship
      William Howatson 73 Head
      Janet D Howatson 70 Wife
      Agnes H Hastings 41 Daughter
      Elizabeth Howatson 36 Daughter
      David Hastings 6 Grandson
      Robt Walker 19 Servant
      Jeanie Brown 27 Servant
    3. 1841 Scotland Census Ancestry.com, Record for John Howatson Parish: Stewarton; ED: 7; Page: 14; Line: 1520; Year: 1841 1841 Scotland Census [Ancestry.com] The 1841 Census for Scotland was taken on the night of 6 June 1841. The following information was requested: name, age, gender, profession, and birthplace. Database online.
      Record for John Howatson
      Name: John Howatson
      Age: 40
      Estimated Birth Year: abt 1801
      Gender: Male
      Where born: Ayrshire, Scotland
      Civil parish: Stewarton
      County: Ayrshire
      Address: Nether Robertland
      Occupation: Ag Lab
      Parish Number: 616
      Household Members Age
      Jean Picken 45
      John Howatson 40
      Elisabeth Howatson 40
      William Howatson 13
      Jean Howatson 11
      Janet Howatson 9
    4. 1861 Scotland Census Ancestry.com, Record for William Howatson Parish: Stewarton; ED: 7; Page: 1; Line: 7; Roll: CSSCT1861_90 1861 Scotland Census [Ancestry.com] The 1861 Census for Scotland was taken on the night of 7/8 April 1861. The following information was requested: place, name, relationship to head of family, marital status, age, gender, profession, birthplace, and whether blind, deaf, and dumb. Database online.
      Record for William Howatson
      Name: William Howatson
      Age: 33
      Estimated Birth Year: abt 1828
      Relationship: Head
      Spouse's Name: Janet Howatson
      Gender: Male
      Where born: Fenwick, Ayrshire
      Registration Number: 616
      Registration district: Stewarton
      Civil parish: Stewarton
      County: Ayrshire
      Address: Nether Robertland
      Occupation: Ploughman
      ED: 7
      Household schedule number: 2
      Line: 7
      Roll: CSSCT1861_90
      Household Members Age Relationship
      William Howatson 33 Head
      Janet Howatson 30 Wife
      John Howatson 5 Son
      Henery Howatson 3 Son
      Agnes Howatson 1 Daughter
    5. Scotland, Select Marriages, Ancestry.com, 1561-1910, Ancestry.com, 1854 Record for William Howatson and Elizabeth Logan Dunlop Ancestry.com. Scotland, Select Marriages, 1561-1910 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014. Original data: Scotland, Marriages, 1561-1910. Salt Lake City, Utah: FamilySearch, 2013.
      Record for William Howatson and Elizabeth Logan Dunlop
      Name: William Howatson
      Gender: Male
      Marriage Date: 17 Jun 1854
      Marriage Place: Stewarton, Ayrshire, Scotland
      Spouse: Janet Logan Dunlop
      FHL Film Number: 1041470
      / Ancestry.com
    6. 1871 Scotland Census Ancestry.com, Record for William Howatson Parish: Stewarton; ED: 7; Page: 6; Line: 16; Roll: CSSCT1871_115 1871 Scotland Census [Ancestry.com] The 1871 Census for Scotland was taken on the night of 2/3 April 1871. The following information was requested: place, name, relationship to head of family, marital status, age, gender, profession, birthplace, and whether blind, deaf, and dumb. Database online.
      Record for William Howatson
      Name: William Howatson
      Age: 44
      Estimated Birth Year: abt 1827
      Relationship: Head
      Spouse's Name: Janet L Howatson
      Mother's Name: Elizabeth Howatson
      Gender: Male
      Where born: Fenwick, Ayrshire
      Registration Number: 616
      Registration district: Stewarton
      Civil parish: Stewarton
      County: Ayrshire
      Address: Nether Robertland
      Occupation: Farmer of 26 Acres
      ED: 7
      Household schedule number: 31
      Line: 16
      Roll: CSSCT1871_115
      Household Members Age Relationship
      William Howatson 44 Head
      Janet L Howatson 41 Wife
      Henry Howatson 13 Son
      Agness Howatson 11 Daughter
      William Howatson 9 Son
      Elizabeth Howatson 7 Daughter
      James Millen 45 Servant
      Sarah Macfee 24 Servant
      Robert Bowin 24 Servant
      Elizabeth Howatson 71 Mother
    7. 1851 Scotland Census Ancestry.com, Record for John Howatson Parish: Stewarton; ED: 5; Page: 4; Line: 5; Roll: CSSCT1851_139; Year: 1851 1851 Scotland Census [Ancestry.com] The 1851 Census for Scotland was taken on the night of 30/31 March 1851. The following information was requested: place, name, relationship to head of family, marital status, age, gender, profession, birthplace, and whether blind, deaf, and dumb. Database online.
      Record for John Howatson
      Name: John Howatson
      Age: 52
      Estimated Birth Year: abt 1799
      Relationship: Head
      Spouse: Elisabeth Howatson
      Gender: Male
      Where born: Cumnock, Ayrshire
      Parish Number: 616
      Civil Parish: Stewarton
      County: Ayrshire
      Address: Robertland
      Occupation: Farmer of 90 Acres (emp 1 Lab)
      ED: 5
      Page: 4
      Household Schedule Number: 15
      Line: 5
      Roll: CSSCT1851_139
      Household Members:
      Name Age
      John Howatson 52
      Elisabeth Howatson 53
      William Howatson 23
      Jane Howatson 21
      Janet Howatson 19
      Margaret Mccoll 25 House Servant
      Peter Orr 35 Insane. Formerly Mason
    8. 1891 Scotland Census Ancestry.com, Record for William Howatson Parish: Stewarton; ED: 7; Page: 2; Line: 21; Roll: CSSCT1891_217 1891 Scotland Census [Ancestry.com] The 1891 Census for Scotland was taken on the night of 5/6 April 1891. The following information was requested: place, name, relationship to head of family, marital status, age, gender, profession, birthplace, and whether blind, deaf, and dumb. Database online.
      Record for William Howatson
      Name: William Howatson
      Age: 63
      Estimated Birth Year: abt 1828
      Relationship: Head
      Spouse's Name: Janet Howatson
      Gender: Male
      Where born: Fenwick, Ayrshire
      Registration Number: 616
      Registration district: Stewarton
      Civil parish: Stewarton
      County: Ayrshire
      Address: Nether Robertland
      Occupation: Farmer
      ED: 7
      Household schedule number: 8
      Line: 21
      Roll: CSSCT1891_217
      Household Members Age Relationship
      William Howatson 63 Head
      Janet Howatson 60 Wife
      Elizabeth Howatson 26 Daughter
      Andrew Howatson 19 Son
      William McCalman 25 Servant
      Mary Williamson 21 Servant
    9. Scotland, National Probate Index (Calendar of Confirmations and Inventories), 1876-1936, Ancestry.com, 1903 William Howatson In the Scotland, National Probate Index (Calendar of Confirmations and Inventories), 1876-1936 Ancestry.com. Scotland, National Probate Index (Calendar of Confirmations and Inventories), 1876-1936 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry Operations, Inc., 2015. Original data: Commissary Clerk of Edinburgh under the Sheriff Courts Act, 1876. Calendar of Confirmations and Inventories.
      Record for William Howatson
      Name:William Howatson
      Death Date:1 Jul 1903
      Death Place:Stewarton
      Confirmation Date:9 Mar 1904
      Confirmation Place:Kilmarnock, Scotland

      HOWATSON, William, Farmer, Nether Robertland, Stewarton, died 1 July 1903, at Nether Robertland aforesaid, testate. Confirmation granted at Kilmarnock, 9 March, to Janet Logan Dunlop or Howatson, his widow, and Elizabeth Howatson, his daughter, both of Nether Robertland aforesaid, and Andrew Howatson, West Place, East Clover Bar, Alberta, Canada, his son, Executors nominated in Will or Deed, dated 31 January 1895, and recorded in Court Books of Commissariot of Ayr, 2 March 1904. Value of Estate, £403, 15s.
      / Ancestry.com

    Historical events

    Day of marriage June 17, 1854

    • The temperature on June 17, 1854 was about 16.2 °C. There was 1 mm of rain. The atmospheric humidity was 88%. Source: KNMI
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      De Republiek der Verenigde Nederlanden werd in 1794-1795 door de Fransen veroverd onder leiding van bevelhebber Charles Pichegru (geholpen door de Nederlander Herman Willem Daendels); de verovering werd vergemakkelijkt door het dichtvriezen van de Waterlinie; Willem V moest op 18 januari 1795 uitwijken naar Engeland (en van daaruit in 1801 naar Duitsland); de patriotten namen de macht over van de aristocratische regenten en proclameerden de Bataafsche Republiek; op 16 mei 1795 werd het Haags Verdrag gesloten, waarmee ons land een vazalstaat werd van Frankrijk; in 3.1796 kwam er een Nationale Vergadering; in 1798 pleegde Daendels een staatsgreep, die de unitarissen aan de macht bracht; er kwam een nieuwe grondwet, die een Vertegenwoordigend Lichaam (met een Eerste en Tweede Kamer) instelde en als regering een Directoire; in 1799 sloeg Daendels bij Castricum een Brits-Russische invasie af; in 1801 kwam er een nieuwe grondwet; bij de Vrede van Amiens (1802) kreeg ons land van Engeland zijn koloniën terug (behalve Ceylon); na de grondwetswijziging van 1805 kwam er een raadpensionaris als eenhoofdig gezag, namelijk Rutger Jan Schimmelpenninck (van 31 oktober 1761 tot 25 maart 1825).
    • From April 19, 1853 till July 1, 1856 the Netherlands had a cabinet Van Hall - Donker Curtius with the prime ministers Mr. F.A. baron Van Hall (conservatief-liberaal) and Mr. D. Donker Curtius (conservatief-liberaal).
    • In the year 1854: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 3.3 million citizens.
      • February 17 » The United Kingdom recognizes the independence of the Orange Free State.
      • March 24 » President José Gregorio Monagas abolishes slavery in Venezuela.
      • August 19 » The First Sioux War begins when United States Army soldiers kill Lakota chief Conquering Bear and in return are massacred.
      • October 6 » In England the Great fire of Newcastle and Gateshead leads to 53 deaths and hundreds injured.
      • October 9 » Crimean War: The siege of Sevastopol begins.
      • October 25 » The Battle of Balaclava takes place during the Crimean War. It is soon memorialized in verse as The Charge of the Light Brigade.

    Day of death July 1, 1903

    • The temperature on July 1, 1903 was between 7.7 °C and 23.6 °C and averaged 16.2 °C. There was 11.4 hours of sunshine (68%). Source: KNMI
    • Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
    • In The Netherlands , there was from August 1, 1901 to August 16, 1905 the cabinet Kuijper, with Dr. A. Kuijper (AR) as prime minister.
    • In the year 1903: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 5.3 million citizens.
      • March 2 » In New York City the Martha Washington Hotel opens, becoming the first hotel exclusively for women.
      • May 29 » In the May Coup, Alexander I, King of Serbia, and Queen Draga, are assassinated in Belgrade by the Black Hand (Crna Ruka) organization.
      • June 19 » Benito Mussolini, at the time a radical Socialist, is arrested by Bern police for advocating a violent general strike.
      • July 20 » The Ford Motor Company ships its first automobile.
      • July 23 » The Ford Motor Company sells its first car.
      • October 10 » The Women's Social and Political Union is founded in support of the enfranchisement of British women.
    

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