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Household of James McEwen (born 1831, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Eastern Old Monkland, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James McEwen, born in 1831 in Airdrie, Lanarkshire, consisted of 9 members. James was the head of the household, married to Jean McEwen, born in 1828 in Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; James (born 1866 in Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Ann (born 1871 in Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Maggie (born 1874 in Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Jeanie (born 1879 in Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Granddaughter, Jean (born 1880 in Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland), James's Boarder, William (born 1838 in Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and James's Visitor, William (born 1848 in Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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James McEwen's household

Male

James

McEwen

Head
Female

Jean

McEwen

Wife
Male

James

McEwen

Son
Female

Ann

McEwen

Daughter
Female

Maggie

McEwen

Daughter
Female

Jeanie

McEwen

Daughter
Female

Jean

Hankens

Granddaughter
Male

William

Wilson

Boarder
Male

William

Mills

Visitor
First name(s) James
Last name McEwen
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

McEwen

Head

Married

50

1831

Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jean

McEwen

Wife

Married

53

1828

Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

McEwen

Son

Unmarried

15

1866

Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Ann

McEwen

Daughter

-

10

1871

Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Maggie

McEwen

Daughter

-

7

1874

Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jeanie

McEwen

Daughter

-

2

1879

Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jean

Hankens

Granddaughter

-

1

1880

Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Wilson

Boarder

Unmarried

43

1838

Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Mills

Visitor

Married

33

1848

Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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