The 1890 & 1900 United States Censuses
1890 Census
The census was taken as at 2 June 1890. Most of the schedules were damaged or destroyed in a fire in 1921 and almost all of the remainder destroyed by order of Congress in the 1930s.
However, a special census was also taken of veterans or widows of veterans from the Civil War (Union side only) and War of 1812 who were still living and collecting pensions in 1890 and survives for states in the alphabetical range Kentucky to Wyoming. The only Howcott recorded in this source is Miles Howcott at Plymouth, North Carolina.
1900 Census
The census was supposed to record all residents of the United States who were alive on 1 June 1900.
The lists below aim to include everyone living in the USA in 1900 whose surname was usually spelled "Howcott" or "Howcutt", whether or not they have yet been located in the census.
Howcotts found in the 1900 census
| Christian name | Full name as recorded in census | Age | Race | Place | County & State | Householder |
| Aline | Howcott Aline | 36 | W | 1221 Chartres, New Orleans | Orleans LA | James Howcott |
| Amy | Howcott Amy | 7 | W | 2452 Dauphine Street, New Orleans | Orleans LA | Joseph Howcott |
| Axy | Howcott Axey | 12 | B | 137 Northampton Street, Boston | Suffolk, MA | John Howcott |
| Blanche | Howcott Blanche | 34 | W | 1221 Chartres, New Orleans | Orleans LA | James Howcott |
| Carrie V | Howcott Carrie | 46 | W | Owen Street, Canton | Madison MS | Carrie Howcott |
| Catherine | Howcott Catherene | 42 | B | Plymouth | Washington NC | "Henry W" Howcott |
| Deller A | Howcott Deller A | 5 | B | Plymouth | Washington NC | "Henry W" Howcott |
| Edith | Howcott Edith | 18 | W | Owen Street, Canton | Madison MS | Carrie Howcott |
| Edith | Howcott Edith | 16 | W | 1431 8th Street, New Orleans | Orleans LA | William H Howcott |
| Eugenia | Howcott Eugenia | 20 | W | Owen Street, Canton | Madison MS | Carrie Howcott |
| Fleetie Leonora | Howcott Fleta L | 18 | B | West Lees Mills | Washington NC | Peter Downing |
| Frank | Howcott Frank | 31 | W | 1221 Chartres, New Orleans | Orleans LA | Frank Howcott |
| Frank Lieth | Howcott Frank L | 20 | B | West Lees Mills | Washington NC | Peter Downing |
| George | Howcott George | 10 | W | 1200 Carrollton Avenue, New Orleans | Orleans LA | Ratio Howcott |
| Gladys | Howcott Gladis | 9 | W | 1431 8th Street, New Orleans | Orleans LA | William H Howcott |
| Harley Alexander Watt | Howcott Harley A W | 21 | W | 1431 8th Street, New Orleans | Orleans LA | William H Howcott |
| Harriet or Henrietta | Howcott Hattie | 53 | W | 1200 Carrollton Avenue, New Orleans | Orleans LA | Ratio Howcott |
| Horatio | Howcott Ratio | 31 | W | 1200 Carrollton Avenue, New Orleans | Orleans LA | Ratio Howcott |
| James | Howcott James | 69 | W | 1221 Chartres, New Orleans | Orleans LA | James Howcott |
| James Walter | Hogart James | 14 | B | Edenton | Chowan NC | Henry Grigory |
| John | Howcutt John | 65 | W | Silver Cliff | Custer, CO | John Howcutt |
| John | Howcott John | 40 | B | 137 Northampton Street, Boston | Suffolk, MA | John Howcott |
| John Calhoun | Howcott John C | 23 | W | Owen Street, Canton | Madison MS | Carrie Howcott |
| Joseph | Howcott Joseph | 30 | W | 2452 Dauphine Street, New Orleans | Orleans LA | Joseph Howcott |
| Joseph | Howcott Joseph | 9 | B | 137 Northampton Street, Boston | Suffolk, MA | John Howcott |
| Joseph | Howcott Joseph | 5 | W | 2452 Dauphine Street, New Orleans | Orleans LA | Joseph Howcott |
| Lawrence | Howcott Laurence | 18 | B | Plymouth | Washington NC | "Henry W" Howcott |
| Leah N | Howcott Leah N | 53 | W | 1200 H Street, Washington | District of Columbia | Leah Howcott |
| Louise | Howcott Louise | 37 | W | 1221 Chartres, New Orleans | Orleans LA | Frank Howcott |
| Lulu Q | Howcott Lulu Q | 13 | B | 137 Northampton Street, Boston | Suffolk, MA | John Howcott |
| Maggie | Howcott Maggie | 27 | W | 2452 Dauphine Street, New Orleans | Orleans LA | Joseph Howcott |
| Martin Luther | Howcott Marten | 7 | B | 137 Northampton Street, Boston | Suffolk, MA | John Howcott |
| Mary | Howcott Mary | 53 | W | 1221 Chartres, New Orleans | Orleans LA | James Howcott |
| Mary Florence | Howcott Mary F | 17 | B | Plymouth | Washington NC | "Henry W" Howcott |
| Mary Jane | Howcott Mary J | 37 | B | 137 Northampton Street, Boston | Suffolk, MA | John Howcott |
| Maud | Howcutt Maud | 29 | W | 250 Carolina Street, Buffalo | Erie NY | Elizabeth Wagner |
| Miles | Hocut Miles | 35 | B | Plymouth | Washington NC | John Bentley |
| Patti L | Howcott Pattie | 29 | W | 1200 H Street, Washington | District of Columbia | Leah Howcott |
| Percy M | Howcott Percy | 28 | W | 1200 H Street, Washington | District of Columbia | Leah Howcott |
| Theodore | Howcott Theodore | 20 | W | 1200 Carrollton Avenue, New Orleans | Orleans LA | Ratio Howcott |
| William Henry | Howcott Henry W | 44 | B | Plymouth | Washington NC | "Henry W" Howcott |
| William H | Howcott William H | 15 | B | Plymouth | Washington NC | "Henry W" Howcott |
| William Hill | Howcott William H | 52 | W | 1431 8th Street, New Orleans | Orleans LA | William H Howcott |
| William Hill | Howcott William H | 14 | W | 1431 8th Street, New Orleans | Orleans LA | William H Howcott |
Abbreviations
B = Black MU = Mulatto W = White
LA = Louisiana MS = Mississippi NC = North Carolina NY = New York
m = months
Notes on households not headed by a Howcott
John Bentley - brother in law of Miles Hocut.
Peter Downing - father of Fleetie Leonora Howcott.
Henry Gregory ("Grigory") - was the second husband of Ellen, the mother of James Walter Howcott.
Elizabeth Wagner - Maud Howcutt was a lodger in the house of Elizabeth Wagner.
Howcotts who should appear but not found in the 1900 census
Albert C Howcott - died at Washington DC in 1903.
Daniel Howcott - recorded in the 1910 census as aged 28 and living at East Roper, North Carolina.
Edward Howcott - born at Plymouth about 1881, living in New York City in 1908.
John Henry Howcott - married Cottie V Hall on 11 July 1900 at Plymouth.
Miles Howcott - probably living at Plymouth or nearby.
Nona Howcott - daughter of William Henry Howcott. She was living with him at Lees Mills in 1910 when she was aged 21
Rebecca Howcott - Rebecca Jennett married Willie Howcott (below) at Plymouth in 1899.
Roxana Howcott - wife of Miles Howcott
Willie Howcott - born 1873 at Plymouth and died there in 1919.