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Household of John S Ewing (born 1839, Orkney)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kelvin, 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 S Ewing and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John S Ewing, born in 1839 in Kirkwall, Orkney, consisted of 8 members. John S was the head of the household, married to Margaret Ewing, born in 1842 in Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland. They had 3 children; James (born 1865 in Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland), John (born 1869 in Stromness, Orkney, Scotland) and George (born 1878 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John S's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1863 in Stirlingshire, Scotland), John S's Visitor, George (born 1851 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and John S's Visitor, Grace (born 1850 in Orkney, Scotland).


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John S Ewing's household

Male

John S

Ewing

Head
Female

Margaret

Ewing

Wife
Male

James

Ewing

Son
Male

John

Ewing

Son
Male

George

Ewing

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Dickson

Servant
Male

George

Douglas

Visitor
Female

Grace

Douglas

Visitor
First name(s) John S
Last name Ewing
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John S

Ewing

Head

Married

42

1839

Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland

Margaret

Ewing

Wife

Married

39

1842

Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland

James

Ewing

Son

-

16

1865

Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland

John

Ewing

Son

-

12

1869

Stromness, Orkney, Scotland

George

Ewing

Son

-

3

1878

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Dickson

Servant

Unmarried

18

1863

Stirlingshire, Scotland

George

Douglas

Visitor

Married

30

1851

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Grace

Douglas

Visitor

Married

31

1850

Orkney, Scotland

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