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Household of Alexander McEwen (born 1833, Caithness)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wick, Caithness, 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 McEwen and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander McEwen, born in 1833 in Wick, Caithness, consisted of 8 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Isabella McEwen, born in 1834 in Wick, Caithness, Scotland. They had 5 children; John (born 1856 in Wick, Caithness, Scotland), Alexander J (born 1859 in Wick, Caithness, Scotland), Isabella R (born 1862 in Wick, Caithness, Scotland), Janet W (born 1870 in Wick, Caithness, Scotland) and William M (born 1872 in Wick, Caithness, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Alexander's Servant, Marjory Steven, born in 1862 in Caithness, Scotland.


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Alexander McEwen's household

Male

Alexander

McEwen

Head
Female

Isabella

McEwen

Wife
Male

John

McEwen

Son
Male

Alexander J

McEwen

Son
Female

Isabella R

McEwen

Daughter
Female

Janet W

McEwen

Daughter
Male

William M

McEwen

Son
Female

Marjory

Steven

Servant
First name(s) Alexander
Last name McEwen
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Wick, Caithness, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

McEwen

Head

Married

48

1833

Wick, Caithness, Scotland

Isabella

McEwen

Wife

Married

47

1834

Wick, Caithness, Scotland

John

McEwen

Son

Unmarried

25

1856

Wick, Caithness, Scotland

Alexander J

McEwen

Son

Unmarried

22

1859

Wick, Caithness, Scotland

Isabella R

McEwen

Daughter

Unmarried

19

1862

Wick, Caithness, Scotland

Janet W

McEwen

Daughter

Unmarried

11

1870

Wick, Caithness, Scotland

William M

McEwen

Son

-

9

1872

Wick, Caithness, Scotland

Marjory

Steven

Servant

Unmarried

19

1862

Caithness, Scotland

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