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Household of John McEwan (born 1841, Perthshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Methven, 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 McEwan and 12 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John McEwan, born in 1841 in Perth, Perthshire, consisted of 13 members. John was the head of the household, married to Betsy McEwan, born in 1846 in Methven, Perthshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; Elizabeth (born 1871 in Methven, Perthshire, Scotland), Andrew (born 1873 in Methven, Perthshire, Scotland), Isabella (born 1875 in Methven, Perthshire, Scotland), David (born 1875 in Methven, Perthshire, Scotland), Jane (born 1877 in Methven, Perthshire, Scotland) and John (born 1880 in Methven, Perthshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Brother-In-Law, George (born 1859 in Methven, Perthshire, Scotland), John's Brother-In-Law, Peter (born 1860 in Methven, Perthshire, Scotland), John's Sister-In-Law, Margaret (born 1850 in Methven, Perthshire, Scotland), John's Sister-In-Law, Jane (born 1863 in Methven, Perthshire, Scotland) and John's Boarder, David (born 1859 in Errol, Perthshire, Scotland).


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John McEwan's household

Male

John

McEwan

Head
Female

Betsy

McEwan

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

McEwan

Daughter
Male

Andrew

McEwan

Son
Female

Isabella

McEwan

Daughter
Male

David

McEwan

Son
Female

Jane

McEwan

Daughter
Male

John

McEwan

Son
Male

George

Hendry

Brother-In-Law
Male

Peter

Hendry

Brother-In-Law
Female

Margaret

Hendry

Sister-In-Law
Female

Jane

Hendry

Sister-In-Law
Male

David

Simons

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name McEwan
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Perth, Perthshire, Scotland

Household members (13 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

McEwan

Head

Married

40

1841

Perth, Perthshire, Scotland

Betsy

McEwan

Wife

Married

35

1846

Methven, Perthshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

McEwan

Daughter

-

10

1871

Methven, Perthshire, Scotland

Andrew

McEwan

Son

-

8

1873

Methven, Perthshire, Scotland

Isabella

McEwan

Daughter

-

6

1875

Methven, Perthshire, Scotland

David

McEwan

Son

-

6

1875

Methven, Perthshire, Scotland

Jane

McEwan

Daughter

-

4

1877

Methven, Perthshire, Scotland

John

McEwan

Son

-

1

1880

Methven, Perthshire, Scotland

George

Hendry

Brother-In-Law

Unmarried

22

1859

Methven, Perthshire, Scotland

Peter

Hendry

Brother-In-Law

Unmarried

21

1860

Methven, Perthshire, Scotland

Margaret

Hendry

Sister-In-Law

Unmarried

31

1850

Methven, Perthshire, Scotland

Jane

Hendry

Sister-In-Law

Unmarried

18

1863

Methven, Perthshire, Scotland

David

Simons

Boarder

Unmarried

22

1859

Errol, Perthshire, Scotland

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