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Household of James Dewar (born 1825, Dunbartonshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Arrochar, Dunbartonshire, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Dewar, born in 1825 in Dunbartonshire, consisted of 6 members. James was the head of the household, married to Isabella Dewar, born in 1827 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 1 child; Jessie E, born 1857 in Argyllshire, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household were James's Visitor, Hugh (born 1859 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), James's Servant, Mary (born 1843 in Argyllshire, Scotland) and James's Servant, Mary (born 1863 in Argyllshire, Scotland).


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James Dewar's household

Male

James

Dewar

Head
Female

Isabella

Dewar

Wife
Female

Jessie E

Dewar

Daughter
Male

Hugh

McMaster

Visitor
Female

Mary

McKellar

Servant
Female

Mary

Luke

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Dewar
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 56
Birth year 1825
Birth place Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Dewar

Head

Married

56

1825

Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Isabella

Dewar

Wife

Married

54

1827

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jessie E

Dewar

Daughter

Unmarried

24

1857

Argyllshire, Scotland

Hugh

McMaster

Visitor

Unmarried

22

1859

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

McKellar

Servant

Unmarried

38

1843

Argyllshire, Scotland

Mary

Luke

Servant

Unmarried

18

1863

Argyllshire, Scotland

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