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Household of John Macewen (born 1804, Perthshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dyke, Moray, 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 Macewen and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Macewen, born in 1804 in Comrie, Perthshire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Macewen, born in 1824 in Markinch, Fife, Scotland. They had 2 children; John (born 1852 in Dyke, Morayshire, Scotland) and William H D (born 1865 in Dyke, Morayshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Visitor, Catherine (born 1846 in Ardersier, Invernessshire, Scotland), John's Visitor, Margaret F (born 1863 in Ardersier, Invernessshire, Scotland), John's Servant, Francis (born 1860 in Banffshire, Scotland) and John's Servant, Ann (born 1863 in Rothes, Morayshire, Scotland).


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John Macewen's household

Male

John

Macewen

Head
Female

Mary

Macewen

Wife
Male

John

Macewen

Son
Male

William H D

Macewen

Son
Female

Catherine

Fraser

Visitor
Female

Margaret F

Ross

Visitor
Female

Francis

Macdonald

Servant
Female

Ann

Kennedy

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Macewen
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 77
Birth year 1804
Birth place Comrie, Perthshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Macewen

Head

Married

77

1804

Comrie, Perthshire, Scotland

Mary

Macewen

Wife

Married

57

1824

Markinch, Fife, Scotland

John

Macewen

Son

Unmarried

29

1852

Dyke, Morayshire, Scotland

William H D

Macewen

Son

Unmarried

16

1865

Dyke, Morayshire, Scotland

Catherine

Fraser

Visitor

Unmarried

35

1846

Ardersier, Invernessshire, Scotland

Margaret F

Ross

Visitor

Unmarried

18

1863

Ardersier, Invernessshire, Scotland

Francis

Macdonald

Servant

Unmarried

21

1860

Banffshire, Scotland

Ann

Kennedy

Servant

Unmarried

18

1863

Rothes, Morayshire, Scotland

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