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Household of Alexander Dewar (born 1840, Fife)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Alloa, Clackmannanshire, 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 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Dewar, born in 1840 in Thornton, Fife, consisted of 4 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Janet Dewar, born in 1840 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household were Alexander's Step Son, William M (born 1863 in England) and Alexander's Sister-In-Law, Margaret (born 1830 in Auchtertool, Fife, Scotland).


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Alexander Dewar's household

Male

Alexander

Dewar

Head
Female

Janet

Dewar

Wife
Male

William M

Rickles

Step Son
Female

Margaret

Greig

Sister-In-Law
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Dewar
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Thornton, Fife, Scotland

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Dewar

Head

Married

41

1840

Thornton, Fife, Scotland

Janet

Dewar

Wife

Married

41

1840

Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

William M

Rickles

Step Son

Unmarried

18

1863

England

Margaret

Greig

Sister-In-Law

Unmarried

51

1830

Auchtertool, Fife, Scotland

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