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Household of William Dewar (born 1852, Middlesex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Greenwich, London,Kent, England

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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.

William Dewar and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Dewar, born in 1852 in South Hackney, Middlesex, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Dorothy Dewar, born in 1857 in Plymouth, Devon, England. They had 4 children; Emily E (born 1876 in Deptford, Kent, England), Alice M (born 1877 in Deptford, Kent, England), William H (born 1878 in Deptford, Kent, England) and Louise F (born 1880 in Deptford, Kent, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Visitor, James B (born 1857 in Rotherhithe, Surrey, England), William's Visitor, Georgina (born 1862 in Rotherhithe, Surrey, England) and William's Visitor, James W (born 1881 in Rotherhithe, Surrey, England).


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William Dewar's household

Male

William

Dewar

Head
Female

Dorothy

Dewar

Wife
Female

Emily E

Dewar

Daughter
Female

Alice M

Dewar

Daughter
Male

William H

Dewar

Son
Male

Louise F

Dewar

Son
Male

James B

Hunt

Visitor
Female

Georgina

Hunt

Visitor
Male

James W

Hunt

Visitor
First name(s) William
Last name Dewar
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 29
Birth year 1852
Birth place South Hackney, Middlesex, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Dewar

Head

Married

29

1852

South Hackney, Middlesex, England

Dorothy

Dewar

Wife

Married

24

1857

Plymouth, Devon, England

Emily E

Dewar

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Deptford, Kent, England

Alice M

Dewar

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Deptford, Kent, England

William H

Dewar

Son

Single

3

1878

Deptford, Kent, England

Louise F

Dewar

Son

Single

1

1880

Deptford, Kent, England

James B

Hunt

Visitor

Married

24

1857

Rotherhithe, Surrey, England

Georgina

Hunt

Visitor

Married

19

1862

Rotherhithe, Surrey, England

James W

Hunt

Visitor

Single

0

1881

Rotherhithe, Surrey, England

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