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Household of James McEwan (born 1847)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Hamilton, 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 McEwan and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James McEwan, born in 1847 in , consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Agnes McEwan, born in 1847 in Newarthill, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Mary (born 1867 in Dalziel, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John (born 1869 in Dalziel, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Robert (born 1871 in Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Helen (born 1877 in Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Margaret (born 1881 in Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Boarder, Henry Buist, born in 1846 in Strathmiglo, Fife, Scotland.


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James McEwan's household

Male

James

McEwan

Head
Female

Agnes

McEwan

Wife
Female

Mary

McEwan

Daughter
Male

John

McEwan

Son
Male

Robert

McEwan

Son
Female

Helen

McEwan

Daughter
Female

Margaret

McEwan

Daughter
Male

Henry

Buist

Boarder
First name(s) James
Last name McEwan
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Ireland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

McEwan

Head

Married

34

1847

Ireland

Agnes

McEwan

Wife

Married

34

1847

Newarthill, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

McEwan

Daughter

-

14

1867

Dalziel, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

McEwan

Son

-

12

1869

Dalziel, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Robert

McEwan

Son

-

10

1871

Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Helen

McEwan

Daughter

-

4

1877

Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

McEwan

Daughter

-

0

1881

Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Henry

Buist

Boarder

Married

35

1846

Strathmiglo, Fife, Scotland

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