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Household of Robert S Dewar (born 1850, Perthshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Lesmahagow, 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.

Robert S Dewar and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert S Dewar, born in 1850 in Perth, Perthshire, consisted of 7 members. Robert S was the head of the household, married to Helen S C Dewar, born in 1850 in Perthshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; David (born 1874 in Perthshire, Scotland), Barbara (born 1876 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Agnes E (born 1881 in Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Helen M (born 1879 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Robert S's Servant, Janet Wardrop, born in 1865 in Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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Robert S Dewar's household

Male

Robert S

Dewar

Head
Female

Helen S C

Dewar

Wife
Male

David

Dewar

Son
Female

Barbara

Dewar

Daughter
Female

Agnes E

Dewar

Daughter
Female

Janet

Wardrop

Servant
Female

Helen M

Dewar

Daughter
First name(s) Robert S
Last name Dewar
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 31
Birth year 1850
Birth place Perth, Perthshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert S

Dewar

Head

Married

31

1850

Perth, Perthshire, Scotland

Helen S C

Dewar

Wife

Married

31

1850

Perthshire, Scotland

David

Dewar

Son

-

7

1874

Perthshire, Scotland

Barbara

Dewar

Daughter

-

5

1876

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Agnes E

Dewar

Daughter

-

0

1881

Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Janet

Wardrop

Servant

Unmarried

16

1865

Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Helen M

Dewar

Daughter

-

2

1879

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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