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Household of James Dewer (born 1856, Argyllshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Calton, 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.

James Dewer and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Dewer, born in 1856 in Dunoon, Argyllshire, consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Ann Dewer, born in 1855 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; James (born 1877 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Annie (born 1879 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and John (born 1881 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Mother-In-Law, Susan (born 1831 in Ireland), James's Boarder, Mary (born 1862 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and James's Boarder, Joseph (born 1869 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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James Dewer's household

Male

James

Dewer

Head
Female

Ann

Dewer

Wife
Male

James

Dewer

Son
Female

Annie

Dewer

Daughter
Male

John

Dewer

Son
Female

Susan

Kanan

Mother-In-Law
Female

Mary

Kanan

Boarder
Male

Joseph

Kanan

Boarder
First name(s) James
Last name Dewer
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 25
Birth year 1856
Birth place Dunoon, Argyllshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Dewer

Head

Married

25

1856

Dunoon, Argyllshire, Scotland

Ann

Dewer

Wife

Married

26

1855

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Dewer

Son

Unmarried

4

1877

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Annie

Dewer

Daughter

Unmarried

2

1879

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Dewer

Son

Unmarried

0

1881

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Susan

Kanan

Mother-In-Law

Widow

50

1831

Ireland

Mary

Kanan

Boarder

Unmarried

19

1862

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Joseph

Kanan

Boarder

Unmarried

12

1869

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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