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Household of Helen McEwan (born 1822, Stirlingshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Anderston, Lanarkshire, 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.

Helen McEwan and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Helen McEwan, born in 1822 in Falkirk, Stirlingshire, consisted of 5 members. Helen was the head of the household, widow. She had 2 children; Jessie (born 1857 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and James (born 1859 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Helen's Boarder, John (born 1870 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Helen's Boarder, Roderick (born 1872 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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Helen McEwan's household

Female

Helen

McEwan

Head
Female

Jessie

McEwan

Daughter
Male

James

McEwan

Son
Male

John

Lewis

Boarder
Male

Roderick

Burns

Boarder
First name(s) Helen
Last name McEwan
Relationship Head
Marital status Widow
Age 59
Birth year 1822
Birth place Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Helen

McEwan

Head

Widow

59

1822

Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Jessie

McEwan

Daughter

Unmarried

24

1857

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

McEwan

Son

Unmarried

22

1859

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Lewis

Boarder

-

11

1870

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Roderick

Burns

Boarder

-

9

1872

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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