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Household of John Dewar (born 1834, Perthshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Alyth, Perthshire, 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.
John Dewar and 10 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Dewar, born in 1834 in Aberfeldy, Perthshire, consisted of 11 members. John was the head of the household, married to Catherine Dewar, born in 1844 in Aberfeldy, Perthshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; Robert (born 1869 in Alyth, Perthshire, Scotland), John (born 1871 in Alyth, Perthshire, Scotland), Jane Ann (born 1873 in Alyth, Perthshire, Scotland), Elizabeth Reid (born 1875 in Alyth, Perthshire, Scotland), Joseph Robb (born 1877 in Alyth, Perthshire, Scotland) and Margaret Smith (born 1879 in Alyth, Perthshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Servant, Margaret (born 1866 in Alyth, Perthshire, Scotland), John's Servant, James (born 1863 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and John's Servant, Robert (born 1865 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).
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John Dewar's household
John
Dewar
Head
Catherine
Dewar
Wife
Robert
Dewar
Son
John
Dewar
Son
Jane Ann
Dewar
Daughter
Elizabeth Reid
Dewar
Daughter
Joseph Robb
Dewar
Son
Margaret Smith
Dewar
Daughter
Margaret
Anderson
Servant
James
Brown
Servant
Robert
Brown
Servant
| First name(s) | John |
| Last name | Dewar |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 47 |
| Birth year | 1834 |
| Birth place | Aberfeldy, Perthshire, Scotland |
Household members (11 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
John | Dewar | Head | Married | 47 | 1834 | Aberfeldy, Perthshire, Scotland | |
Catherine | Dewar | Wife | Married | 37 | 1844 | Aberfeldy, Perthshire, Scotland | |
Robert | Dewar | Son | - | 12 | 1869 | Alyth, Perthshire, Scotland | |
John | Dewar | Son | - | 10 | 1871 | Alyth, Perthshire, Scotland | |
Jane Ann | Dewar | Daughter | - | 8 | 1873 | Alyth, Perthshire, Scotland | |
Elizabeth Reid | Dewar | Daughter | - | 6 | 1875 | Alyth, Perthshire, Scotland | |
Joseph Robb | Dewar | Son | - | 4 | 1877 | Alyth, Perthshire, Scotland | |
Margaret Smith | Dewar | Daughter | - | 2 | 1879 | Alyth, Perthshire, Scotland | |
Margaret | Anderson | Servant | Unmarried | 15 | 1866 | Alyth, Perthshire, Scotland | |
James | Brown | Servant | Unmarried | 18 | 1863 | Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland | |
Robert | Brown | Servant | Unmarried | 16 | 1865 | Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland |
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