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Household of David Dewar (born 1836, Stirlingshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Ninians, Stirlingshire, 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 St Ninians, Stirlingshire, consisted of 14 members. David was the head of the household, married to Jessie Dewar, born in 1844 in Stirlingshire, Scotland. They had 8 children; Elizabeth (born 1871 in Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland), Peter (born 1873 in St Ninians, Stirlingshire, Scotland), John W (born 1874 in St Ninians, Stirlingshire, Scotland), David (born 1876 in St Ninians, Stirlingshire, Scotland), Jane (born 1877 in St Ninians, Stirlingshire, Scotland), Andrew (born 1879 in St Ninians, Stirlingshire, Scotland), William (born 1880 in St Ninians, Stirlingshire, Scotland) and James (born 1881 in St Ninians, Stirlingshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were David's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1861 in New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland), David's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1864 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), David's Servant, Hugh (born 1861 in Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland) and David's Servant, Hugh (born 1863 in Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland).


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David Dewar's household

Male

David

Dewar

Head
Female

Jessie

Dewar

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

Dewar

Daughter
Male

Peter

Dewar

Son
Male

John W

Dewar

Son
Male

David

Dewar

Son
Female

Jane

Dewar

Daughter
Male

Andrew

Dewar

Son
Male

William

Dewar

Son
Male

James

Dewar

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Graham

Servant
Female

Elizabeth

Adams

Servant
Male

Hugh

Canning

Servant
Male

Hugh

Moreland

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

St Ninians, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Jessie

Dewar

Wife

Married

37

1844

Stirlingshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Dewar

Daughter

-

10

1871

Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Peter

Dewar

Son

-

8

1873

St Ninians, Stirlingshire, Scotland

John W

Dewar

Son

-

7

1874

St Ninians, Stirlingshire, Scotland

David

Dewar

Son

-

5

1876

St Ninians, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Jane

Dewar

Daughter

-

4

1877

St Ninians, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Andrew

Dewar

Son

-

2

1879

St Ninians, Stirlingshire, Scotland

William

Dewar

Son

-

1

1880

St Ninians, Stirlingshire, Scotland

James

Dewar

Son

-

0

1881

St Ninians, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Graham

Servant

Unmarried

20

1861

New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Adams

Servant

-

17

1864

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Hugh

Canning

Servant

Unmarried

20

1861

Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Hugh

Moreland

Servant

Unmarried

18

1863

Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland

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