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Household of William Dewar (born 1841, Perthshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Peter, Forfarshire (Angus), 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.

William Dewar and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Dewar, born in 1841 in Blairgowrie, Perthshire, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Catherine G Dewar, born in 1835 in Blairgowrie, Perthshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; Jessie (born 1864 in Blairgowrie, Perthshire, Scotland), James (born 1865 in Blairgowrie, Perthshire, Scotland), Catherine (born 1867 in Blairgowrie, Perthshire, Scotland), William (born 1870 in Tayport, Fife, Scotland), John (born 1872 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and Gitsleo (born 1875 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).


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William Dewar's household

Male

William

Dewar

Head
Female

Catherine G

Dewar

Wife
Female

Jessie

Dewar

Daughter
Male

James

Dewar

Son
Female

Catherine

Dewar

Daughter
Male

William

Dewar

Son
Male

John

Dewar

Son
Male

Gitsleo

Dewar

Son
First name(s) William
Last name Dewar
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Blairgowrie, Perthshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Dewar

Head

Married

40

1841

Blairgowrie, Perthshire, Scotland

Catherine G

Dewar

Wife

Married

46

1835

Blairgowrie, Perthshire, Scotland

Jessie

Dewar

Daughter

Unmarried

17

1864

Blairgowrie, Perthshire, Scotland

James

Dewar

Son

-

16

1865

Blairgowrie, Perthshire, Scotland

Catherine

Dewar

Daughter

-

14

1867

Blairgowrie, Perthshire, Scotland

William

Dewar

Son

-

11

1870

Tayport, Fife, Scotland

John

Dewar

Son

-

9

1872

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Gitsleo

Dewar

Son

-

6

1875

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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