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Household of John Dewar (born 1845, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chelsea, London,Middlesex, England

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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.

John Dewar and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Dewar, born in 1845 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Anne E Dewar, born in 1852 in London, Middlesex, England. They had 3 children; Douglas (born 1876 in London, Middlesex, England), Lilian (born 1877 in London, Middlesex, England) and Mabel (born 1880 in London, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Assistant, F G (born 1856 in Newark, Nottinghamshire, England), John's Governess, L (born 1859 in Lewisham, Kent, England), John's Servant, Kate (born 1859 in Essex, England) and John's Servant, Walter (born 1866 in London, Middlesex, England).


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John Dewar's household

Male

John

Dewar

Head
Female

Anne E

Dewar

Wife
Male

Douglas

Dewar

Son
Female

Lilian

Dewar

Daughter
Female

Mabel

Dewar

Daughter
Male

F G

Mason

Assistant
Female

L

Williams

Governess
Female

Kate

Mizzen

Servant
Male

Walter

Viner

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Dewar
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Dewar

Head

Married

36

1845

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Anne E

Dewar

Wife

Married

29

1852

London, Middlesex, England

Douglas

Dewar

Son

Single

5

1876

London, Middlesex, England

Lilian

Dewar

Daughter

Single

4

1877

London, Middlesex, England

Mabel

Dewar

Daughter

Single

1

1880

London, Middlesex, England

F G

Mason

Assistant

Single

25

1856

Newark, Nottinghamshire, England

L

Williams

Governess

Single

22

1859

Lewisham, Kent, England

Kate

Mizzen

Servant

Single

22

1859

Essex, England

Walter

Viner

Servant

Single

15

1866

London, Middlesex, England

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