James McEwan was born on 8 Apr 1855 in Crieff, Perthshire, Scotland, the son of William McEwan and Margaret Marshall.[1][2]
In the 1861 census James, age 5, scholar, was the son of William Mcewan at 43 India Place, Edinburgh St Stephen, Midlothian.[3]
Sources
↑ Birth Registration: "Statutory Register of Births", National Records of Scotland, ScotlandsPeople (scotlandspeople.gov.uk : accessed 16 Feb 2024), James McEwan birth registered 1855 in Crieff; citing Reference Number: 342 / 35.
1855, Births in the Parish of Crieff in the County of Perth. Name: James McEwan, Born: 8 Apr 1855 at Commissioner Street, Crieff, Sex: M, Father: William McEwan, weaver, age 31 years, born in Crieff, Mother: Margaret Marshall, age 29 years, born in Crieff, Parents' marriage and issue (living and deceased): 23rd January 1846 at Crieff, 3 boys + 2 girls, Informant: William McEwan, father, not present.
↑ Birth: "Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950", FamilySearch Record: FQXQ-377 (accessed 16 February 2024), James Mc Ewan born on 8 Apr 1855, son of William Mc Ewan & Margaret Marshall, in Crieff, Perthshire, Scotland, United Kingdom; citing Digital film/folder number: 008045418; FHL microfilm: 103357.
↑ 1861 Census: "1861 Scotland Census", Ancestry Record 1080 #390579 (accessed 16 February 2024), James Mcewan (5) son, Scholar, in household of William Mcewan (37) at 43 India Place, Edinburgh St Stephen, Midlothian in St George registration district. Born in Crieff, Perthshire; citing Parish: Edinburgh St Stephen, ED: 91, Page: 6, Line: 8, Roll: CSSCT1861_125, Registration Number: 685/1, Household schedule number: 30, Roll: CSSCT1861_125. The household included William Mcewan 37, wife Margaret Mcewan 35, son William Mcewan 14, daughter Helen Mcewan 12, daughter Ann Mcewan 8, son James Mcewan 5, son Alexander Mcewan 2, and son Peter Mcewan 8 Mo.
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