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Household of James McEwen (born 1827, Wigtownshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Calton, 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 McEwen and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James McEwen, born in 1827 in Stoneykirk, Wigtownshire, consisted of 5 members. James was the head of the household, married to Helen McEwen, born in 1828 in Ballantrae, Ayrshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; James (born 1863 in Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland), Matthew (born 1865 in Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland) and William (born 1873 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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James McEwen's household

Male

James

McEwen

Head
Female

Helen

McEwen

Wife
Male

James

McEwen

Son
Male

Matthew

McEwen

Son
Male

William

McEwen

Son
First name(s) James
Last name McEwen
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 54
Birth year 1827
Birth place Stoneykirk, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

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James

McEwen

Head

Married

54

1827

Stoneykirk, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Helen

McEwen

Wife

Married

53

1828

Ballantrae, Ayrshire, Scotland

James

McEwen

Son

Unmarried

18

1863

Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland

Matthew

McEwen

Son

Unmarried

16

1865

Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland

William

McEwen

Son

-

8

1873

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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