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Household of Alexander Ewan (born 1845, Perthshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Peter, Forfarshire (Angus), 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 Ewan and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Ewan, born in 1845 in Errol, Perthshire, consisted of 8 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Jessie Ewan, born in 1849 in Uphall, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 5 children; Maggie (born 1873 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Williamina (born 1874 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Jessie (born 1876 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Isabella (born 1879 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and Davina (born 1881 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Alexander's Mother, Margaret Ewan, born in 1824 in Longforgan, Perthshire, Scotland.


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Alexander Ewan's household

Male

Alexander

Ewan

Head
Female

Jessie

Ewan

Wife
Female

Maggie

Ewan

Daughter
Female

Williamina

Ewan

Daughter
Female

Jessie

Ewan

Daughter
Female

Isabella

Ewan

Daughter
Female

Davina

Ewan

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Ewan

Mother
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Ewan
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Errol, Perthshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Ewan

Head

Married

36

1845

Errol, Perthshire, Scotland

Jessie

Ewan

Wife

Married

32

1849

Uphall, Midlothian, Scotland

Maggie

Ewan

Daughter

-

8

1873

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Williamina

Ewan

Daughter

-

7

1874

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Jessie

Ewan

Daughter

-

5

1876

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Isabella

Ewan

Daughter

-

2

1879

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Davina

Ewan

Daughter

-

0

1881

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Margaret

Ewan

Mother

Widow

57

1824

Longforgan, Perthshire, Scotland

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