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Household of Joseph Ewing (born 1841, Renfrewshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Port Glasgow, Renfrewshire, 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.

Joseph Ewing and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Ewing, born in 1841 in Port Glasgow, Renfrewshire, consisted of 9 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Margaret Ewing, born in 1843 in Fairlie, Ayrshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; Jessie (born 1870 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Mary Mc W (born 1872 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland), William (born 1874 in Port Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Margaret Mc N (born 1877 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Jane Mc N (born 1879 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and Infant Unnamed (born 1881 in Port Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Joseph's Sister-In-Law, Jeanie McNair, born in 1857 in Fairlie, Ayrshire, Scotland.


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Joseph Ewing's household

Male

Joseph

Ewing

Head
Female

Margaret

Ewing

Wife
Female

Jessie

Ewing

Daughter
Female

Mary Mc W

Ewing

Daughter
Male

William

Ewing

Son
Female

Margaret Mc N

Ewing

Daughter
Female

Jane Mc N

Ewing

Daughter
Female

Infant Unnamed

-

Daughter
Female

Jeanie

McNair

Sister-In-Law
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Ewing
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Port Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Ewing

Head

Married

40

1841

Port Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Margaret

Ewing

Wife

Married

38

1843

Fairlie, Ayrshire, Scotland

Jessie

Ewing

Daughter

-

11

1870

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Mary Mc W

Ewing

Daughter

-

9

1872

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

William

Ewing

Son

-

7

1874

Port Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Margaret Mc N

Ewing

Daughter

-

4

1877

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Jane Mc N

Ewing

Daughter

-

2

1879

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Infant Unnamed

-

Daughter

-

0

1881

Port Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Jeanie

McNair

Sister-In-Law

Unmarried

24

1857

Fairlie, Ayrshire, Scotland

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