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Household of Archibald McEwen (born 1818, Forfarshire (Angus))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, 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.

Archibald McEwen and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Archibald McEwen, born in 1818 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 7 members. Archibald was the head of the household, married to Susan McEwen, born in 1824 in England. They had 2 children; Edith M (born 1847 in Maxwelltown, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland) and Kenneth (born 1865 in Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Archibald's Servant, Sarah (born 1816 in England), Archibald's Servant, Margaret (born 1847 in Torthorwald, Dumfriesshire, Scotland) and Archibald's Servant, Rebecca (born 1860 in Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Scotland).


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Archibald McEwen's household

Male

Archibald

McEwen

Head
Female

Susan

McEwen

Wife
Female

Edith M

McEwen

Daughter
Male

Kenneth

McEwen

Son
Female

Sarah

Wootten

Servant
Female

Margaret

Gillespie

Servant
Female

Rebecca

Fairlie

Servant
First name(s) Archibald
Last name McEwen
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 63
Birth year 1818
Birth place Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Archibald

McEwen

Head

Married

63

1818

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Susan

McEwen

Wife

Married

57

1824

England

Edith M

McEwen

Daughter

Unmarried

34

1847

Maxwelltown, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland

Kenneth

McEwen

Son

Unmarried

16

1865

Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Sarah

Wootten

Servant

Unmarried

65

1816

England

Margaret

Gillespie

Servant

Unmarried

34

1847

Torthorwald, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Rebecca

Fairlie

Servant

Unmarried

21

1860

Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

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