Alexander Ewing

1800 - 1904  (103 years)

• Name	Alexander Ewing
  Birth	22 Mar 1800	Cardross, Argyll and Bute (Dunbarton), Scotland
  Christening	25 Mar 1800	Cardross, Argyll and Bute (Dunbarton), Scotland   [1]
  	EWING ALEXANDER PETER EWING/JANET FERRIER M 25/03/1800 494/ 20 171 Cardross
  Gender	Male
  Census	1851	West Bridgend, Dumbarton, West Dumbarton, Scotland
  	England, Scotland & Wales
  Occupation	1851	West Bridgend, Dumbarton, West Dumbarton, Scotland
  	labourer
  Census	1861	Dumbarton, West Dunbartonshire, Scotland
  	England Scotland & Wales
  FamilySearch ID	GLVX-RHS
  Occupation	1861	Dumbarton, West Dunbartonshire, Scotland
  	landed proprietor
  Residence	1861	Dumbarton, West Dunbartonshire, Scotland
  	Church Street
  _UID	39D353FAEEA74D028DF7AD807C0F6E2E1570
  Death	1903-1904	Cardross, Argyll and Bute (Dunbarton), Scotland
  	"There died on Wednesday, Alexander Ewing, a Cardross residenter, who was born at Dumbarton in March,1801, and was thus in his 103d year. He was letter-carrier by road between Dumbarton and Glasgow for nearly thirty years, and could remember such incidents as the introduction of railways and the first steamer on the Clyde. He had lived under five British Sovereigns."
  Person ID	I46633	Lanark County Origins | My Paternal Grandmother's Branch, This is my paternal Lineage
  Last Modified	27 Feb 2024

  
  

  Father	Peter Ewing,   b. 1766, Rosneath Parish, Dunbartonshire, Scotland d. Yes, date unknown
  Mother	Janet Ferrier,   b. 1 Nov 1771, Cardross Parish, Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	17 Dec 1796	Cardross, Argyll and Bute (Dunbarton), Scotland
  Family ID	F15675	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Elizabeth Tawse,   b. 23 Aug 1801, Leith South, Midlothian, Scotland d. Aft 1881, Dumbarton, West Dunbartonshire, Scotland (Age 80 years)
  Children	1. John Ewing,   b. 24 May 1826, Leith (South), Midlothian, Scotland d. 20 Jan 1903, Dumbarton Parish, Dunbartonshire, Scotland (Age 76 years) + 2. William Tawes Ewing,   b. 8 Jun 1828, Leith (South), Midlothian, Scotland d. 1900, Dumbarton Parish, Dunbartonshire, Scotland (Age 71 years) + 3. Peter Ewing,   b. 10 May 1833, Leith (South), Midlothian, Scotland d. 1894, Dumbarton Parish, Dunbartonshire, Scotland (Age 60 years) + 4. Isabella Ewing,   b. 20 Jul 1836, Alloa Parish, Clackmannanshire, Scotland d. Jan 1908, Dumbarton Parish, Dunbartonshire, Scotland (Age 71 years) + 5. Jane Ewing,   b. 28 Jul 1838, Alloa Parish, Clackmannan, Scotland d. 13 May 1898, Dumbarton, West Dunbartonshire, Scotland (Age 59 years)   6. Grace Ewing,   b. 1839   d. 1841 (Age 2 years)
  Family ID	F15955	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	4 Mar 2024

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 22 Mar 1800 - Cardross, Argyll and Bute (Dunbarton), Scotland Christening - 25 Mar 1800 - Cardross, Argyll and Bute (Dunbarton), Scotland Census - England, Scotland & Wales - 1851 - West Bridgend, Dumbarton, West Dumbarton, Scotland Occupation - labourer - 1851 - West Bridgend, Dumbarton, West Dumbarton, Scotland Census - England Scotland & Wales - 1861 - Dumbarton, West Dunbartonshire, Scotland Occupation - landed proprietor - 1861 - Dumbarton, West Dunbartonshire, Scotland Residence - Church Street - 1861 - Dumbarton, West Dunbartonshire, Scotland Death - 1903-1904 - Cardross, Argyll and Bute (Dunbarton), Scotland  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S214] Scotland. Government of Scotland, ScotlandsPeople, Births and Baptisms, OPR and Other Churches, (https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk :n.d.), "Cardross Parish, Dunbartonshire." Alexander Ewing, accessed 9 Dec 2021. (Reliability: 3).