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Household of James Dewar (born 1818, Perthshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Perth, Perthshire, 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.
James Dewar and 8 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Dewar, born in 1818 in Blairgowrie, Perthshire, consisted of 9 members. James was the head of the household, married to Martha K Dewar, born in 1831 in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; Martha (born 1858 in Perthshire, Scotland), Mary Jane (born 1860 in Perthshire, Scotland), Margaret (born 1862 in Perthshire, Scotland), Davidina (born 1865 in Perthshire, Scotland), David (born 1866 in Perthshire, Scotland) and Georgina N (born 1872 in Perthshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Servant, Margaret McDuff, born in 1861 in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland.
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James Dewar's household
James
Dewar
Head
Martha K
Dewar
Wife
Martha
Dewar
Daughter
Mary Jane
Dewar
Daughter
Margaret
Dewar
Daughter
Davidina
Dewar
Daughter
David
Dewar
Son
Georgina N
Dewar
Daughter
Margaret
McDuff
Servant
| First name(s) | James |
| Last name | Dewar |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 63 |
| Birth year | 1818 |
| Birth place | Blairgowrie, Perthshire, Scotland |
Household members (9 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
James | Dewar | Head | Married | 63 | 1818 | Blairgowrie, Perthshire, Scotland | |
Martha K | Dewar | Wife | Married | 50 | 1831 | Perth, Perthshire, Scotland | |
Martha | Dewar | Daughter | Unmarried | 23 | 1858 | Perthshire, Scotland | |
Mary Jane | Dewar | Daughter | Unmarried | 21 | 1860 | Perthshire, Scotland | |
Margaret | Dewar | Daughter | Unmarried | 19 | 1862 | Perthshire, Scotland | |
Davidina | Dewar | Daughter | Unmarried | 16 | 1865 | Perthshire, Scotland | |
David | Dewar | Son | - | 15 | 1866 | Perthshire, Scotland | |
Georgina N | Dewar | Daughter | - | 9 | 1872 | Perthshire, Scotland | |
Margaret | McDuff | Servant | Unmarried | 20 | 1861 | Perth, Perthshire, Scotland |
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