Skip to content John Stewart in Renfrewshire in the 1881 Census Details of John Stewart of 32 Sugar House Lane, Greenock West, Renfrewshire, Scotland First name(s)
John
Last name
Stewart
Relationship
Head
Marital status
Married
Gender
Male
Age
—
Birth year
—
Occupation
Rivetter
Birth town
—
Birth county
—
Birth place
Ireland
Street
32 Sugar House Lane
Town
—
Parish
Greenock West
County
Renfrewshire
Country
Scotland
Registration district
West District
Other household members First name(s)
Last name
Relationship
Marital status
Gender
Age
Birth year
Occupation
Birth place
First name(s)
Bridget
Last name
Stewart
Relationship
Wife
Marital status
Married
Gender
Female
Age
40
Birth year
1841
Occupation
-
Birth place
Ireland
First name(s)
Peter
Last name
Stewart
Relationship
Son
Marital status
Unmarried
Gender
Male
Age
17
Birth year
1864
Occupation
Labourer Ship Yard
Birth place
Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland
First name(s)
Rose Ann
Last name
Stewart
Relationship
Daughter
Marital status
Unmarried
Gender
Female
Age
15
Birth year
1866
Occupation
House Keeper
Birth place
Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland
First name(s)
Thomas
Last name
Stewart
Relationship
Son
Marital status
-
Gender
Male
Age
9
Birth year
1872
Occupation
Scholar
Birth place
Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland
First name(s)
Mary
Last name
Stewart
Relationship
Daughter
Marital status
-
Gender
Female
Age
4
Birth year
1877
Occupation
-
Birth place
Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland
First name(s)
Mary
Last name
Salmon
Relationship
Mother-In-Law
Marital status
Widow
Gender
Female
Age
70
Birth year
1811
Occupation
-
Birth place
Ireland
First name(s)
Hugh
Last name
Kirkland
Relationship
Boarder
Marital status
Unmarried
Gender
Male
Age
25
Birth year
1856
Occupation
Labourer Sugarhouse
Birth place
Port Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Scotland
About the 1881 England Wales and Scotland Census When the 1881 census was taken on April 3rd, the total population of England, Wales and Scotland was recorded as 29,707,207. The First Boer War ended only weeks before the 1881 census.
As with any historical research, the golden rule of family history is to check the original record, or "primary source", wherever possible. We have provided clear images of the original census enumeration books for you to view once you've found the right family in the indexes.
When using census returns, once you have located your ancestor in the census, you should then view the original images to validate your findings. The image of the original document will also help you see the household in the context of surrounding households as all the information will be provided in one clear place, as it was originally written down.
The original documents would have been given to your ancestor several days before 3 April, and the head of household would have been asked to fill in the details for anyone who would have been residing at that address on the census date. If the head of the household was unable to read or write, the enumerator - a literate person who would be collecting the census forms - would help fill in the details. Because of this, however, you may note mistakes that were made, such as name spellings. It should also be noted that many people were often economical with the truth when it came to their ages.
Note: the census includes details of people resident in docked vessels and institutions such as prisons, workhouses, hospitals, and barracks, as well as individual households.
See the whole Stewart family in this 1881 Census record Includes John Stewart and 7 other people Stewart family summary Greenock West, Renfrewshire, Scotland
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