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Household of Margaret McEwan (born 1836, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Calton, 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.

Margaret McEwan and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Margaret McEwan, born in 1836 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 5 members. Margaret was the head of the household, widow. She had 3 children; Alexander (born 1857 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Duncan (born 1871 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Margaret (born 1876 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Margaret's Nephew, James Maxwell, born in 1861 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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Margaret McEwan's household

Female

Margaret

McEwan

Head
Male

Alexander

McEwan

Son
Male

Duncan

McEwan

Son
Female

Margaret

McEwan

Daughter
Male

James

Maxwell

Nephew
First name(s) Margaret
Last name McEwan
Relationship Head
Marital status Widow
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Margaret

McEwan

Head

Widow

45

1836

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Alexander

McEwan

Son

Unmarried

24

1857

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Duncan

McEwan

Son

-

10

1871

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

McEwan

Daughter

-

5

1876

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Maxwell

Nephew

Unmarried

20

1861

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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