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Household of James McEwen (born 1838, Ayrshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Stranraer, Wigtownshire, 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 McEwen and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James McEwen, born in 1838 in Barr, Ayrshire, consisted of 9 members. James was the head of the household, married to Susan McEwen, born in 1837 in Leswalt, Wigtownshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; Mary (born 1865 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Martha (born 1868 in Stranraer, Wigtownshire, Scotland), Robert (born 1870 in Stranraer, Wigtownshire, Scotland), David (born 1873 in Stranraer, Wigtownshire, Scotland), Alexander (born 1876 in Stranraer, Wigtownshire, Scotland) and Anne (born 1880 in Stranraer, Wigtownshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Brother-In-Law, Robert Wallace, born in 1852 in Stranraer, Wigtownshire, Scotland.


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James McEwen's household

Male

James

McEwen

Head
Female

Susan

McEwen

Wife
Female

Mary

McEwen

Daughter
Female

Martha

McEwen

Daughter
Male

Robert

McEwen

Son
Male

David

McEwen

Son
Male

Alexander

McEwen

Son
Female

Anne

McEwen

Daughter
Male

Robert

Wallace

Brother-In-Law
First name(s) James
Last name McEwen
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Barr, Ayrshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

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James

McEwen

Head

Married

43

1838

Barr, Ayrshire, Scotland

Susan

McEwen

Wife

Married

44

1837

Leswalt, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Mary

McEwen

Daughter

-

16

1865

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Martha

McEwen

Daughter

-

13

1868

Stranraer, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Robert

McEwen

Son

-

11

1870

Stranraer, Wigtownshire, Scotland

David

McEwen

Son

-

8

1873

Stranraer, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Alexander

McEwen

Son

-

5

1876

Stranraer, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Anne

McEwen

Daughter

-

1

1880

Stranraer, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Robert

Wallace

Brother-In-Law

Unmarried

29

1852

Stranraer, Wigtownshire, Scotland

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