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Household of John McEwan (born 1834, Perthshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Newington, Midlothian, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John McEwan, born in 1834 in Kenmore, Perthshire, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Margaret McEwan, born in 1838 in Kenmore, Perthshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Catherine (born 1858 in Kenmore, Perthshire, Scotland), Christina (born 1867 in City, Midlothian, Scotland), Alexander (born 1876 in City, Midlothian, Scotland) and John S (born 1880 in City, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Servant, Jessie McArthur, born in 1852 in Kenmore, Perthshire, Scotland.


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John McEwan's household

Male

John

McEwan

Head
Female

Margaret

McEwan

Wife
Female

Catherine

McEwan

Daughter
Female

Christina

McEwan

Daughter
Male

Alexander

McEwan

Son
Male

John S

McEwan

Son
Female

Jessie

McArthur

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name McEwan
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Kenmore, Perthshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

McEwan

Head

Married

47

1834

Kenmore, Perthshire, Scotland

Margaret

McEwan

Wife

Married

43

1838

Kenmore, Perthshire, Scotland

Catherine

McEwan

Daughter

Unmarried

23

1858

Kenmore, Perthshire, Scotland

Christina

McEwan

Daughter

-

14

1867

City, Midlothian, Scotland

Alexander

McEwan

Son

-

5

1876

City, Midlothian, Scotland

John S

McEwan

Son

-

1

1880

City, Midlothian, Scotland

Jessie

McArthur

Servant

Unmarried

29

1852

Kenmore, Perthshire, Scotland

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