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Household of John McEwan (born 1861, Argyllshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kinning Park, Lanarkshire, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John McEwan, born in 1861 in Argyllshire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Ellen McEwan, born in 1847 in Argyllshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; John (born 1869 in Lanarkshire, Scotland), James (born 1871 in Lanarkshire, Scotland), Margaret (born 1874 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Peter (born 1878 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Thomas (born 1881 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Boarder, Martin McLean, born in 1858 in Argyllshire, Scotland.


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John McEwan's household

Male

John

McEwan

Head
Female

Ellen

McEwan

Wife
Male

John

McEwan

Son
Male

James

McEwan

Son
Female

Margaret

McEwan

Daughter
Male

Peter

McEwan

Son
Male

Thomas

McEwan

Son
Male

Martin

McLean

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name McEwan
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 20
Birth year 1861
Birth place Argyllshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

McEwan

Head

Married

20

1861

Argyllshire, Scotland

Ellen

McEwan

Wife

Married

34

1847

Argyllshire, Scotland

John

McEwan

Son

Unmarried

12

1869

Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

McEwan

Son

-

10

1871

Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

McEwan

Daughter

-

7

1874

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Peter

McEwan

Son

-

3

1878

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Thomas

McEwan

Son

-

0

1881

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Martin

McLean

Boarder

Unmarried

23

1858

Argyllshire, Scotland

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