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Household of Matilda Ewan (born 1839, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Gorbals, 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.

Matilda Ewan and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Matilda Ewan, born in 1839 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 6 members. Matilda was the head of the household, widow. She had 4 children; James (born 1864 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Matilda (born 1862 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Mary (born 1867 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Georgina (born 1872 in Lochwinnoch, Renfrewshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Matilda's Boarder, John Hinshillwood, born in 1851 in Liberton, Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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Matilda Ewan's household

Female

Matilda

Ewan

Head
Male

James

Ewan

Son
Female

Matilda

Ewan

Daughter
Female

Mary

Ewan

Daughter
Female

Georgina

Ewan

Daughter
Male

John

Hinshillwood

Boarder
First name(s) Matilda
Last name Ewan
Relationship Head
Marital status Widow
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Matilda

Ewan

Head

Widow

42

1839

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Ewan

Son

-

17

1864

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Matilda

Ewan

Daughter

-

19

1862

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Ewan

Daughter

-

14

1867

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Georgina

Ewan

Daughter

-

9

1872

Lochwinnoch, Renfrewshire, Scotland

John

Hinshillwood

Boarder

Unmarried

30

1851

Liberton, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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