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Household of Alexander McEwan (born 1836)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West Ham, London,Essex, England

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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 McEwan and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander McEwan, born in 1836 in , consisted of 11 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Mary A McEwan, born in 1840 in Ireland. They had 8 children; Richard (born 1862 in Scotland), Alexander (born 1864 in Hammersmith, Middlesex, England), Mary (born 1867 in West Ham, Essex, England), Agnes A (born 1870 in West Ham, Essex, England), Thomas (born 1874 in Scotland), John (born 1877 in West Ham, Essex, England), James (born 1878 in West Ham, Essex, England) and Elizabeth G (born 1881 in West Ham, Essex, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Alexander's Mother In Law, Bridget Blake, born in 1819 in Ireland.


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Alexander McEwan's household

Male

Alexander

McEwan

Head
Female

Mary A

McEwan

Wife
Male

Richard

McEwan

Son
Male

Alexander

Mc Ewan

Son
Female

Mary

Mc Ewan

Daughter
Female

Agnes A

Mc Ewan

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Mc Ewan

Son
Male

John

Mc Ewan

Son
Male

James

Mc Ewan

Son
Female

Elizabeth G

Mc Ewan

Daughter
Female

Bridget

Blake

Mother In Law
First name(s) Alexander
Last name McEwan
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Ireland

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

McEwan

Head

Married

45

1836

Ireland

Mary A

McEwan

Wife

Married

41

1840

Ireland

Richard

McEwan

Son

Single

19

1862

Scotland

Alexander

Mc Ewan

Son

Single

17

1864

Hammersmith, Middlesex, England

Mary

Mc Ewan

Daughter

Single

14

1867

West Ham, Essex, England

Agnes A

Mc Ewan

Daughter

Single

11

1870

West Ham, Essex, England

Thomas

Mc Ewan

Son

Single

7

1874

Scotland

John

Mc Ewan

Son

Single

4

1877

West Ham, Essex, England

James

Mc Ewan

Son

Single

3

1878

West Ham, Essex, England

Elizabeth G

Mc Ewan

Daughter

Single

0

1881

West Ham, Essex, England

Bridget

Blake

Mother In Law

Widow

62

1819

Ireland

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