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Household of Alexander Ewing (born 1838, Wigtownshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Stranraer, Wigtownshire, 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 Ewing and 6 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Ewing, born in 1838 in Wigtownshire, consisted of 7 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Maggie Ewing, born in 1849 in Glenluce, Wigtownshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; Alexander (born 1874 in Inch, Wigtownshire, Scotland), Jessie (born 1876 in Leswalt, Wigtownshire, Scotland) and Thomas (born 1880 in Leswalt, Wigtownshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Alexander's Mother, Margaret (born 1814 in Stoneykirk, Wigtownshire, Scotland) and Alexander's Boarder, Louis (born 1846 in Ireland).
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Alexander Ewing's household
Alexander
Ewing
Head
Maggie
Ewing
Wife
Alexander
Ewing
Son
Jessie
Ewing
Daughter
Thomas
Ewing
Son
Margaret
McDowall
Mother
Louis
Valentine
Boarder
| First name(s) | Alexander |
| Last name | Ewing |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 43 |
| Birth year | 1838 |
| Birth place | Wigtownshire, Scotland |
Household members (7 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alexander | Ewing | Head | Married | 43 | 1838 | Wigtownshire, Scotland | |
Maggie | Ewing | Wife | Married | 32 | 1849 | Glenluce, Wigtownshire, Scotland | |
Alexander | Ewing | Son | - | 7 | 1874 | Inch, Wigtownshire, Scotland | |
Jessie | Ewing | Daughter | - | 5 | 1876 | Leswalt, Wigtownshire, Scotland | |
Thomas | Ewing | Son | - | 1 | 1880 | Leswalt, Wigtownshire, Scotland | |
Margaret | McDowall | Mother | Widow | 67 | 1814 | Stoneykirk, Wigtownshire, Scotland | |
Louis | Valentine | Boarder | Married | 35 | 1846 | Ireland |
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