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Household of Alexander Shewan (born 1808)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kensington, London,Middlesex, England
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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.
Alexander Shewan and 9 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Shewan, born in 1808 in , consisted of 10 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Jane M Shewan, born in 1833 in Scotland. They had 5 children; Sophie J (born 1854 in India), Jane M (born 1870 in City of London, Middlesex, England), Hugh M (born 1871 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Grace V (born 1873 in United States) and William R (born 1875 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Alexander's Servant, Charlotte (born 1857 in Newbury, Berkshire, England), Alexander's Servant, Jane (born 1856 in Thurso, Caithness, Scotland) and Alexander's Servant, Emily (born 1856 in Marylebone, Middlesex, England).
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Alexander Shewan's household
Alexander
Shewan
Head
Jane M
Shewan
Wife
Sophie J
Shewan
Daughter
Jane M
Shewan
Daughter
Hugh M
Shewan
Son
Grace V
Shewan
Daughter
William R
Shewan
Son
Charlotte
Haywood
Servant
Jane
James
Servant
Emily
Walker
Servant
| First name(s) | Alexander |
| Last name | Shewan |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 73 |
| Birth year | 1808 |
| Birth place | Scotland |
Household members (10 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alexander | Shewan | Head | Married | 73 | 1808 | Scotland | |
Jane M | Shewan | Wife | Married | 48 | 1833 | Scotland | |
Sophie J | Shewan | Daughter | Single | 27 | 1854 | India | |
Jane M | Shewan | Daughter | Single | 11 | 1870 | City of London, Middlesex, England | |
Hugh M | Shewan | Son | Single | 10 | 1871 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Grace V | Shewan | Daughter | Single | 8 | 1873 | United States | |
William R | Shewan | Son | Single | 6 | 1875 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Charlotte | Haywood | Servant | Single | 24 | 1857 | Newbury, Berkshire, England | |
Jane | James | Servant | Single | 25 | 1856 | Thurso, Caithness, Scotland | |
Emily | Walker | Servant | Single | 25 | 1856 | Marylebone, Middlesex, England |
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