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Household of John Dewar (born 1847, Ayrshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Brodick, Buteshire, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Dewar, born in 1847 in St Quivox, Ayrshire, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Jessie Dewar, born in 1851 in Argyllshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; John (born 1874 in Kilbride, Buteshire, Scotland), Jane B (born 1877 in Kilbride, Buteshire, Scotland), Neil M (born 1878 in Kilbride, Buteshire, Scotland), Angus H (born 1880 in Kilbride, Buteshire, Scotland) and Mary Mci (born 1881 in Kilbride, Buteshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Mother-In-Law, Mary Mci (born 1823 in Argyllshire, Scotland) and John's Sister-In-Law, Sarah (born 1856 in Dunoon, Argyllshire, Scotland).


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John Dewar's household

Male

John

Dewar

Head
Female

Jessie

Dewar

Wife
Male

John

Dewar

Son
Female

Jane B

Dewar

Daughter
Male

Neil M

Dewar

Son
Male

Angus H

Dewar

Son
Female

Mary Mci

Dewar

Daughter
Female

Mary Mci

McArthur

Mother-In-Law
Female

Sarah

McArthur

Sister-In-Law
First name(s) John
Last name Dewar
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place St Quivox, Ayrshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Dewar

Head

Married

34

1847

St Quivox, Ayrshire, Scotland

Jessie

Dewar

Wife

Married

30

1851

Argyllshire, Scotland

John

Dewar

Son

Unmarried

7

1874

Kilbride, Buteshire, Scotland

Jane B

Dewar

Daughter

Unmarried

4

1877

Kilbride, Buteshire, Scotland

Neil M

Dewar

Son

Unmarried

3

1878

Kilbride, Buteshire, Scotland

Angus H

Dewar

Son

Unmarried

1

1880

Kilbride, Buteshire, Scotland

Mary Mci

Dewar

Daughter

Unmarried

0

1881

Kilbride, Buteshire, Scotland

Mary Mci

McArthur

Mother-In-Law

Widow

58

1823

Argyllshire, Scotland

Sarah

McArthur

Sister-In-Law

Unmarried

25

1856

Dunoon, Argyllshire, Scotland

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