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Household of James Houghan Ewing (born 1852, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Cockpen, 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 Houghan Ewing and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Houghan Ewing, born in 1852 in Lanark, Lanarkshire, consisted of 7 members. James Houghan was the head of the household, married to Martha Ewing, born in 1854 in Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Alexander (born 1876 in Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John (born 1877 in Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Margaret (born 1879 in Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and James (born 1881 in Cockpen, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was James Houghan's Mother, Jane Frood, born in 1833 in Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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James Houghan Ewing's household

Male

James Houghan

Ewing

Head
Female

Martha

Ewing

Wife
Male

Alexander

Ewing

Son
Male

John

Ewing

Son
Female

Margaret

Ewing

Daughter
Male

James

Ewing

Son
Female

Jane

Frood

Mother
First name(s) James Houghan
Last name Ewing
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 29
Birth year 1852
Birth place Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James Houghan

Ewing

Head

Married

29

1852

Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Martha

Ewing

Wife

Married

27

1854

Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Alexander

Ewing

Son

Unmarried

5

1876

Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Ewing

Son

Unmarried

4

1877

Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Ewing

Daughter

Unmarried

2

1879

Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Ewing

Son

Unmarried

0

1881

Cockpen, Midlothian, Scotland

Jane

Frood

Mother

Unmarried

48

1833

Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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