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Household of James Ewing (born 1847, Orkney)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Andrew, Midlothian, 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 Ewing and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Ewing, born in 1847 in Kirkwall, Orkney, consisted of 7 members. James was the head of the household, married to Margaret Ann Ewing, born in 1848 in Renfrewshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Margaret A L (born 1867 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), James (born 1869 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), John M (born 1871 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Thomas S (born 1873 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and David W (born 1877 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).


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James Ewing's household

Male

James

Ewing

Head
Female

Margaret Ann

Ewing

Wife
Female

Margaret A L

Ewing

Daughter
Male

James

Ewing

Son
Male

John M

Ewing

Son
Male

Thomas S

Ewing

Son
Male

David W

Ewing

Son
First name(s) James
Last name Ewing
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Ewing

Head

Married

34

1847

Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland

Margaret Ann

Ewing

Wife

Married

33

1848

Renfrewshire, Scotland

Margaret A L

Ewing

Daughter

-

14

1867

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

James

Ewing

Son

-

12

1869

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

John M

Ewing

Son

-

10

1871

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Thomas S

Ewing

Son

-

8

1873

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

David W

Ewing

Son

-

4

1877

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

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