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Household of David Dewar (born 1836, Perthshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Peters, 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 13 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of David Dewar, born in 1836 in Perthshire, consisted of 14 members. David was the head of the household, married to Agnes J C Dewar, born in 1842 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 9 children; Janet A (born 1865 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Elizabeth Mcn (born 1867 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Agnes M (born 1869 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland), John (born 1872 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland), James T C (born 1873 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Mary C (born 1876 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Margaret C (born 1878 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Charles A (born 1880 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Catherine Mcn (born 1881 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were David's Servant, Agnes B (born 1839 in Johnstone, Dumfriesshire, Scotland), David's Servant, Jessie (born 1854 in Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and David's Servant, Cecilia (born 1867 in Errol, Perthshire, Scotland).


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David Dewar's household

Male

David

Dewar

Head
Female

Agnes J C

Dewar

Wife
Female

Janet A

Dewar

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth Mcn

Dewar

Daughter
Female

Agnes M

Dewar

Daughter
Male

John

Dewar

Son
Male

James T C

Dewar

Son
Female

Mary C

Dewar

Daughter
Female

Margaret C

Dewar

Daughter
Male

Charles A

Dewar

Son
Female

Catherine Mcn

Dewar

Daughter
Female

Agnes B

Currie

Servant
Female

Jessie

Ross

Servant
Female

Cecilia

Bruce

Servant
First name(s) David
Last name Dewar
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Perthshire, Scotland

Household members (14 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

David

Dewar

Head

Married

45

1836

Perthshire, Scotland

Agnes J C

Dewar

Wife

Married

39

1842

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Janet A

Dewar

Daughter

Unmarried

16

1865

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Elizabeth Mcn

Dewar

Daughter

-

14

1867

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Agnes M

Dewar

Daughter

-

12

1869

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

John

Dewar

Son

-

9

1872

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

James T C

Dewar

Son

-

8

1873

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Mary C

Dewar

Daughter

-

5

1876

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Margaret C

Dewar

Daughter

-

3

1878

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Charles A

Dewar

Son

-

1

1880

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Catherine Mcn

Dewar

Daughter

-

0

1881

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Agnes B

Currie

Servant

Unmarried

42

1839

Johnstone, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Jessie

Ross

Servant

Unmarried

27

1854

Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Cecilia

Bruce

Servant

-

14

1867

Errol, Perthshire, Scotland

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