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Household of Elisa Dewar (born 1818, Clackmannanshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dunfermline, Fife, 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.

Elisa Dewar and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Elisa Dewar, born in 1818 in Kincardine, Clackmannanshire, consisted of 6 members. Elisa was the head of the household, widow. She had 2 children; Margaret (born 1849 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland) and Elisa (born 1847 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Elisa's Grandson, Andrew (born 1872 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland), Elisa's Grandson, John (born 1875 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Elisa's Servant, Catherine (born 1867 in Culross, Perthshire, Scotland).


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Elisa Dewar's household

Female

Elisa

Dewar

Head
Female

Margaret

Dewar

Daughter
Female

Elisa

Balfour

Daughter
Male

Andrew

Balfour

Grandson
Male

John

Balfour

Grandson
Female

Catherine

Gillespie

Servant
First name(s) Elisa
Last name Dewar
Relationship Head
Marital status Widow
Age 63
Birth year 1818
Birth place Kincardine, Clackmannanshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Elisa

Dewar

Head

Widow

63

1818

Kincardine, Clackmannanshire, Scotland

Margaret

Dewar

Daughter

Unmarried

32

1849

Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

Elisa

Balfour

Daughter

Widow

34

1847

Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

Andrew

Balfour

Grandson

-

9

1872

Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

John

Balfour

Grandson

-

6

1875

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Catherine

Gillespie

Servant

-

14

1867

Culross, Perthshire, Scotland

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