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Household of David Dewar (born 1842, Forfarshire (Angus))

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.

David Dewar and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of David Dewar, born in 1842 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 6 members. David was the head of the household, married to Isabella Dewar, born in 1846 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland. They had 2 children; Louis Francis (born 1879 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and Elizabeth Taylor (born 1877 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were David's Visitor, Margaret Ann (born 1862 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and David's Servant, Eliza (born 1860 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).


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David Dewar's household

Male

David

Dewar

Head
Female

Isabella

Dewar

Wife
Male

Louis Francis

Dewar

Son
Female

Elizabeth Taylor

Dewar

Daughter
Female

Margaret Ann

Dickson

Visitor
Female

Eliza

Dickson

Servant
First name(s) David
Last name Dewar
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

David

Dewar

Head

Married

39

1842

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Isabella

Dewar

Wife

Married

35

1846

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Louis Francis

Dewar

Son

Unmarried

2

1879

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Elizabeth Taylor

Dewar

Daughter

-

4

1877

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Margaret Ann

Dickson

Visitor

Unmarried

19

1862

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Eliza

Dickson

Servant

Unmarried

21

1860

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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