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Household of Alexander Dewar (born 1839, Perthshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dingwall, Ross and Cromarty, Scotland

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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.

Alexander Dewar and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Dewar, born in 1839 in Dull, Perthshire, consisted of 10 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Annie Jane Dewar, born in 1844 in Stranraer, Wigtownshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; Alexander J (born 1872 in Dingwall, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland), Janet Isa (born 1873 in Dingwall, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland), Annie Jane (born 1876 in Dingwall, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland), Agnes Shaw (born 1878 in Dingwall, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland), Margaret (born 1880 in Dingwall, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland) and Robert (born 1881 in Dingwall, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Alexander's Servant, Margaret (born 1858 in Lochbroom, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland) and Alexander's Servant, Helen (born 1857 in Dingwall, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland).


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Alexander Dewar's household

Male

Alexander

Dewar

Head
Female

Annie Jane

Dewar

Wife
Male

Alexander J

Dewar

Son
Female

Janet Isa

Dewar

Daughter
Female

Annie Jane

Dewar

Daughter
Female

Agnes Shaw

Dewar

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Dewar

Daughter
Male

Robert

Dewar

Son
Female

Margaret

Campbell

Servant
Female

Helen

Douglas

Servant
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Dewar
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Dull, Perthshire, Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Dewar

Head

Married

42

1839

Dull, Perthshire, Scotland

Annie Jane

Dewar

Wife

Married

37

1844

Stranraer, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Alexander J

Dewar

Son

-

9

1872

Dingwall, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Janet Isa

Dewar

Daughter

-

8

1873

Dingwall, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Annie Jane

Dewar

Daughter

-

5

1876

Dingwall, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Agnes Shaw

Dewar

Daughter

-

3

1878

Dingwall, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Margaret

Dewar

Daughter

-

1

1880

Dingwall, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Robert

Dewar

Son

-

0

1881

Dingwall, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Margaret

Campbell

Servant

Unmarried

23

1858

Lochbroom, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Helen

Douglas

Servant

Unmarried

24

1857

Dingwall, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

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