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Household of Alexander Dewar (born 1850, Buteshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Maryhill, Lanarkshire, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Dewar, born in 1850 in Rothesay, Buteshire, consisted of 7 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Mary Dewar, born in 1853 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Mary (born 1875 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1877 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Jane (born 1879 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Alexander (born 1880 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and - (born 1881 in Maryhill, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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Alexander Dewar's household

Male

Alexander

Dewar

Head
Female

Mary

Dewar

Wife
Female

Mary

Dewar

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Dewar

Daughter
Female

Jane

Dewar

Daughter
Male

Alexander

Dewar

Son
Male

-

Dewar

Son
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Dewar
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 31
Birth year 1850
Birth place Rothesay, Buteshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Dewar

Head

Married

31

1850

Rothesay, Buteshire, Scotland

Mary

Dewar

Wife

Married

28

1853

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Mary

Dewar

Daughter

-

6

1875

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Dewar

Daughter

-

4

1877

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jane

Dewar

Daughter

-

2

1879

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Alexander

Dewar

Son

-

1

1880

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

-

Dewar

Son

-

0

1881

Maryhill, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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