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Household of James McEwan (born 1846, Ayrshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bridgeton, 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 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James McEwan, born in 1846 in Girvan, Ayrshire, consisted of 10 members. James was the head of the household, married to Jane McEwan, born in 1846 in Girvan, Ayrshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; Mary (born 1866 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1868 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Margaret (born 1869 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), James (born 1874 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Joseph (born 1876 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Jane (born 1880 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Boarder, Nelson (born 1863 in Girvan, Ayrshire, Scotland) and James's Boarder, James (born 1856 in Girvan, Ayrshire, Scotland).


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James McEwan's household

Male

James

McEwan

Head
Female

Jane

McEwan

Wife
Female

Mary

McEwan

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

McEwan

Daughter
Female

Margaret

McEwan

Daughter
Male

James

McEwan

Son
Male

Joseph

McEwan

Son
Female

Jane

McEwan

Daughter
Male

Nelson

McDonald

Boarder
Male

James

Sloan

Boarder
First name(s) James
Last name McEwan
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Girvan, Ayrshire, Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

McEwan

Head

Married

35

1846

Girvan, Ayrshire, Scotland

Jane

McEwan

Wife

Married

35

1846

Girvan, Ayrshire, Scotland

Mary

McEwan

Daughter

Unmarried

15

1866

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

McEwan

Daughter

-

13

1868

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

McEwan

Daughter

-

12

1869

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

McEwan

Son

-

7

1874

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Joseph

McEwan

Son

-

5

1876

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jane

McEwan

Daughter

-

1

1880

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Nelson

McDonald

Boarder

-

18

1863

Girvan, Ayrshire, Scotland

James

Sloan

Boarder

-

25

1856

Girvan, Ayrshire, Scotland

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