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Household of William McEwen (born 1847, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Rollox, 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 McEwen and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William McEwen, born in 1847 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Catherine McEwen, born in 1850 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Helen (born 1870 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John (born 1872 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Ester (born 1875 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), William (born 1879 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Elizabeth (born 1881 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Boarder, Elizabeth (born 1860 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and William's Boarder, Daniel (born 1842 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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William McEwen's household

Male

William

McEwen

Head
Female

Catherine

McEwen

Wife
Female

Helen

McEwen

Daughter
Male

John

McEwen

Son
Female

Ester

McEwen

Daughter
Male

William

McEwen

Son
Female

Elizabeth

McEwen

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

McEwen

Boarder
Male

Daniel

McEwen

Boarder
First name(s) William
Last name McEwen
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

McEwen

Head

Married

34

1847

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Catherine

McEwen

Wife

Married

31

1850

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Helen

McEwen

Daughter

-

11

1870

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

McEwen

Son

-

9

1872

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Ester

McEwen

Daughter

-

6

1875

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

McEwen

Son

-

2

1879

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

McEwen

Daughter

-

0

1881

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

McEwen

Boarder

Unmarried

21

1860

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Daniel

McEwen

Boarder

Unmarried

39

1842

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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