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Household of Thomas Dewar (born 1832, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Tradeston, 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.

Thomas Dewar and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Dewar, born in 1832 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 10 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Margaret Dewar, born in 1841 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 7 children; Thomas (born 1856 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), William (born 1863 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), James (born 1865 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1868 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Jessie (born 1875 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Andrew (born 1876 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Robert (born 1878 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Boarder, Duncan Morrison, born in 1851 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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Thomas Dewar's household

Male

Thomas

Dewar

Head
Female

Margaret

Dewar

Wife
Male

Thomas

Dewar

Son
Male

William

Dewar

Son
Male

James

Dewar

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Dewar

Daughter
Female

Jessie

Dewar

Daughter
Male

Andrew

Dewar

Son
Male

Robert

Dewar

Son
Male

Duncan

Morrison

Boarder
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Dewar
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 49
Birth year 1832
Birth place Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Dewar

Head

Married

49

1832

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Dewar

Wife

Married

40

1841

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Thomas

Dewar

Son

Widower

25

1856

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Dewar

Son

Unmarried

18

1863

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Dewar

Son

-

16

1865

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Dewar

Daughter

-

13

1868

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jessie

Dewar

Daughter

-

6

1875

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Andrew

Dewar

Son

-

5

1876

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Robert

Dewar

Son

-

3

1878

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Duncan

Morrison

Boarder

Unmarried

30

1851

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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