1851 Census By 1851 the family had moved to Howie’s Square in Galston. There were six children. I have not found the birth records of Euphemia, Agnes, William or Mary Howat but in most cases there is alternative evidence of parentage. Euphemia : Parentage is confirmed on her marriage registration to James Brown (28 Jul 1882) and her death certificate (10 Sep 1902). Agnes : No confirmation apart from 1851 Census. She did not appear on 1861 Census. William : A coal miner who died on the 24 Feb 1867 in Galston. Mary : She married George Wilson on 30 Dec 1870 in Galston and died on 29 Apr 1934 in Galston. Euphemia Howat had two illegitimate children : Jeanie Wilson Howat (b 3 Mar 1872) and John Howat (b 28 Sep 1878). The 1881 Census shows these children living with their 63 year old widowed grand-mother Janet Howat in Ironwork Sqaure, Galston. Also in the household was the married Grace Bruce (née Howat) and three of her children. Grace’s husband William Bruce was not present on the night of the Census. Euphemia married in 1882 and her husband James Brown, coal miner, died two years later. Euphemia then married Thomas Caddis in 1898. Lots of evidence has been used to confirm the life details of the eleven children of William Howat and Janet Findlay which are summarised below : Name Birth date Birthplace Death Place of death Age Lilias Clelland Howat 1837 Kilmarnock 1876 Craigie, Ayrshire 38/9 James Howat 5 Feb 1839 Riccarton, Ayrshire bet 1839 - 1841 <2 Jean Howat 11 Apr 1840 Riccarton, Ayrshire 26 Nov 1860 Galston, Ayrshire 20 Hugh Howat* c1841 Riccarton, Ayrshire bef 1851 <10 Euphemia Howat 1843 Riccarton, Ayrshire 10 Sep 1902 Galston, Ayrshire 58/9 Agnes Howat 1845 Dreghorn, Ayrshire William Howat 1848 Riccarton, Ayrshire 24 Feb 1867 Galston, Ayrshire 19 Mary Howat 1850 Riccarton, Ayrshire 29 Apr 1934 Galston, Ayrshire 85 Grace Howat 30 Apr 1853 Galston, Ayrshire 1 Dec 1900 Galston, Ayrshire 47 Janet Howat 10 Dec 1855 Galston, Ayrshire 29 Nov 1935 Plain City, Weber, Utah, USA 79 Hugh Howat 4 Sep 1858 Galston, Ayrshire 18 May 1879 Galston, Ayrshire 20 * The evidence for Hugh’s existence can no longer be found though I have a note that the on-line IGI recorded his death in 1841. The birth certificate of Janet Howat is very detailed. It states that Janet is her mother’s tenth child and that there were 5 boys and 1 girl living and 2 boys and 1 girl deceased. There appears to be a mix up here as some of these figures are completely the wrong way around. There would have been 5 girls living (Lillias, Jean, Euphemia, Mary, Grace) and 1 boy (William). The 2 boys and 1 girl deceased would have been James, Hugh and presumably Agnes.