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Household of James Mc Ewan (born 1832)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

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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 Mc Ewan and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Mc Ewan, born in 1832 in , consisted of 11 members. James was the head of the household, widower. He had 3 children; William (born 1863 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England), David (born 1865 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England) and Margaret (born 1853 in Ireland). He had 5 grandchildren; Mary E (born 1872 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England), James (born 1875 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England), David B (born 1877 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England), Jessie E (born 1879 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England) and William (born 1881 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Son In Law, John (born 1851 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England) and James's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1865 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England).


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James Mc Ewan's household

Male

James

Mc Ewan

Head
Male

William

Mc Ewan

Son
Male

David

Mc Ewan

Son
Female

Margaret

Forster

Daughter
Male

John

Forster

Son In Law
Female

Mary E

Forster

Grand Daughter
Male

James

Forster

Grand Son
Male

David B

Forster

Grand Son
Female

Jessie E

Forster

Grand Daughter
Male

William

Forster

Grand Son
Female

Elizabeth

Seirel

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Mc Ewan
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 49
Birth year 1832
Birth place Ireland

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Mc Ewan

Head

Widower

49

1832

Ireland

William

Mc Ewan

Son

Single

18

1863

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

David

Mc Ewan

Son

Single

16

1865

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

Margaret

Forster

Daughter

Married

28

1853

Ireland

John

Forster

Son In Law

Married

30

1851

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Mary E

Forster

Grand Daughter

Single

9

1872

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

James

Forster

Grand Son

Single

6

1875

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

David B

Forster

Grand Son

Single

4

1877

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

Jessie E

Forster

Grand Daughter

Single

2

1879

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

William

Forster

Grand Son

Single

0

1881

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

Elizabeth

Seirel

Servant

Single

16

1865

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

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