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Household of James McEwen (born 1851, Ayrshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Govan Church, 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 1851 in Dalmellington, Ayrshire, consisted of 5 members. James was the head of the household, married to Sarah McEwen, born in 1854 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; Sarah (born 1877 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Helen (born 1879 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Boarder, Peter L Martin, born in 1863 in -.


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James McEwen's household

Male

James

McEwen

Head
Female

Sarah

McEwen

Wife
Female

Sarah

McEwen

Daughter
Female

Helen

McEwen

Daughter
Male

Peter L

Martin

Boarder
First name(s) James
Last name McEwen
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 30
Birth year 1851
Birth place Dalmellington, Ayrshire, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

McEwen

Head

Married

30

1851

Dalmellington, Ayrshire, Scotland

Sarah

McEwen

Wife

Married

27

1854

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Sarah

McEwen

Daughter

-

4

1877

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Helen

McEwen

Daughter

-

2

1879

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Peter L

Martin

Boarder

Unmarried

18

1863

-

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