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Household of John McEwen (born 1840)

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 McEwen and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John McEwen, born in 1840 in , consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth McEwen, born in 1841 in Argyllshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Robert (born 1868 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Jannet (born 1873 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland), John (born 1874 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Alexander (born 1878 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Visitor, James McEwen, born in 1853 in Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland.


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John McEwen's household

Male

John

McEwen

Head
Female

Elizabeth

McEwen

Wife
Male

Robert

McEwen

Son
Female

Jannet

McEwen

Daughter
Male

John

McEwen

Son
Male

Alexander

McEwen

Son
Male

James

McEwen

Visitor
First name(s) John
Last name McEwen
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place -

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

McEwen

Head

Married

41

1840

-

Elizabeth

McEwen

Wife

Married

40

1841

Argyllshire, Scotland

Robert

McEwen

Son

Unmarried

13

1868

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Jannet

McEwen

Daughter

Unmarried

8

1873

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

John

McEwen

Son

Unmarried

7

1874

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Alexander

McEwen

Son

Unmarried

3

1878

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

McEwen

Visitor

Unmarried

28

1853

Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland

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