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Household of Jacob Ewing (born 1845, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

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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.

Jacob Ewing and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Jacob Ewing, born in 1845 in Liverpool, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. Jacob was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Ewing, born in 1849 in Wallasey, Cheshire, England. They had 5 children; John Edward (born 1871 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England), Elizabeth Jane (born 1872 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England), Catherine (born 1874 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England), Alexander (born 1877 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England) and Edith (born 1880 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Jacob's Boarder, John Hughes, born in 1845 in Ireland.


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Jacob Ewing's household

Male

Jacob

Ewing

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Ewing

Wife
Male

John Edward

Ewing

Son
Female

Elizabeth Jane

Ewing

Daughter
Female

Catherine

Ewing

Daughter
Male

Alexander

Ewing

Son
Female

Edith

Ewing

Daughter
Male

John

Hughes

Boarder
First name(s) Jacob
Last name Ewing
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Jacob

Ewing

Head

Married

36

1845

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Ewing

Wife

Married

32

1849

Wallasey, Cheshire, England

John Edward

Ewing

Son

Single

10

1871

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

Elizabeth Jane

Ewing

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

Catherine

Ewing

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

Alexander

Ewing

Son

Single

4

1877

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

Edith

Ewing

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

John

Hughes

Boarder

Single

36

1845

Ireland

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