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Household of Matthew McEwan (born 1844)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West District, 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.

Matthew McEwan and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Matthew McEwan, born in 1844 in , consisted of 9 members. Matthew was the head of the household, married to Matilda McEwan, born in 1845 in Ireland. They had 5 children; Matthew (born 1869 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Jane (born 1872 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Robert B (born 1874 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland), James (born 1876 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and Matilda (born 1880 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Matthew's Visitor, Isabella (born 1842 in Ireland) and Matthew's Visitor, James (born 1853 in Ireland).


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Matthew McEwan's household

Male

Matthew

McEwan

Head
Female

Matilda

McEwan

Wife
Male

Matthew

McEwan

Son
Female

Jane

McEwan

Daughter
Male

Robert B

McEwan

Son
Male

James

McEwan

Son
Female

Matilda

McEwan

Daughter
Female

Isabella

Boyd

Visitor
Male

James

McEwan

Visitor
First name(s) Matthew
Last name McEwan
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Ireland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Matthew

McEwan

Head

Married

37

1844

Ireland

Matilda

McEwan

Wife

Married

36

1845

Ireland

Matthew

McEwan

Son

-

12

1869

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Jane

McEwan

Daughter

-

9

1872

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Robert B

McEwan

Son

-

7

1874

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

James

McEwan

Son

-

5

1876

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Matilda

McEwan

Daughter

-

1

1880

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Isabella

Boyd

Visitor

Unmarried

39

1842

Ireland

James

McEwan

Visitor

Unmarried

28

1853

Ireland

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