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Household of William Dewar (born 1817, Renfrewshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Partick, 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.

William Dewar and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Dewar, born in 1817 in Erskine, Renfrewshire, consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, married to Catherine Dewar, born in 1821 in Argyllshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; William (born 1850 in Partick, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Mary (born 1854 in Partick, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Jane (born 1866 in Partick, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Servant, Janet Lang, born in 1857 in Kilsyth, Stirlingshire, Scotland.


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William Dewar's household

Male

William

Dewar

Head
Female

Catherine

Dewar

Wife
Male

William

Dewar

Son
Female

Mary

Dewar

Daughter
Female

Jane

Dewar

Daughter
Female

Janet

Lang

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Dewar
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 64
Birth year 1817
Birth place Erskine, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Dewar

Head

Married

64

1817

Erskine, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Catherine

Dewar

Wife

Married

60

1821

Argyllshire, Scotland

William

Dewar

Son

Unmarried

31

1850

Partick, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Dewar

Daughter

Unmarried

27

1854

Partick, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jane

Dewar

Daughter

-

15

1866

Partick, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Janet

Lang

Servant

Unmarried

24

1857

Kilsyth, Stirlingshire, Scotland

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