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Household of Alexander Dewar (born 1835, Fife)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Douglas, 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 7 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Dewar, born in 1835 in Fife, consisted of 8 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Dewar, born in 1852 in Carluke, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Bessie (born 1869 in Inveresk, Midlothian, Scotland), Helen (born 1869 in Inveresk, Midlothian, Scotland), Margaret (born 1871 in Whitburn, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland), Mary Ann (born 1879 in Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Elizabeth (born 1881 in Fauldhouse, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Alexander's Father-In-Law, Thomas Mitchell, born in 1816 in Ireland.
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Alexander Dewar's household
Alexander
Dewar
Head
Elizabeth
Dewar
Wife
Bessie
Dewar
Daughter
Helen
Dewar
Daughter
Margaret
Dewar
Daughter
Mary Ann
Dewar
Daughter
Elizabeth
Dewar
Daughter
Thomas
Mitchell
Father-In-Law
| First name(s) | Alexander |
| Last name | Dewar |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 46 |
| Birth year | 1835 |
| Birth place | Fife, Scotland |
Household members (8 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alexander | Dewar | Head | Married | 46 | 1835 | Fife, Scotland | |
Elizabeth | Dewar | Wife | Married | 29 | 1852 | Carluke, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Bessie | Dewar | Daughter | - | 12 | 1869 | Inveresk, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Helen | Dewar | Daughter | - | 12 | 1869 | Inveresk, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Margaret | Dewar | Daughter | - | 10 | 1871 | Whitburn, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland | |
Mary Ann | Dewar | Daughter | - | 2 | 1879 | Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Elizabeth | Dewar | Daughter | - | 0 | 1881 | Fauldhouse, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland | |
Thomas | Mitchell | Father-In-Law | Widower | 65 | 1816 | Ireland |
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