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Household of William Dewar (born 1838, Fife)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Portobello, Midlothian, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Dewar, born in 1838 in Kirkcaldy, Fife, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to William D Dewar, born in 1864 in Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland. They had 5 children; William D (born 1864 in Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland), George S (born 1868 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Lilias G (born 1870 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Robert (born 1873 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and R G (born 1875 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).


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William Dewar's household

Male

William

Dewar

Head
Male

William D

Dewar

Son
Female

Helen

Dewar

Wife
Male

George S

Dewar

Son
Female

Lilias G

Dewar

Daughter
Male

Robert

Dewar

Son
Male

R G

Dewar

Son
First name(s) William
Last name Dewar
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Dewar

Head

Married

43

1838

Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland

William D

Dewar

Son

Unmarried

17

1864

Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland

Helen

Dewar

Wife

Married

43

1838

Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland

George S

Dewar

Son

Unmarried

13

1868

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Lilias G

Dewar

Daughter

-

11

1870

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Robert

Dewar

Son

-

8

1873

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

R G

Dewar

Son

-

6

1875

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

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