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Household of Alexander Shewan (born 1837, Aberdeenshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Midmar, Aberdeenshire, 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.
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 1837 in Echt, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 10 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Barbara Shewan, born in 1839 in Echt, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; George (born 1870 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Barbara (born 1872 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Catherine (born 1874 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Alexander (born 1876 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Mary (born 1879 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Alexander's Servant, Elspet (born 1865 in Kincardineshire, Scotland), Alexander's Servant, James (born 1864 in Strathdon, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Alexander's Servant, Peter (born 1864 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
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Alexander Shewan's household
Alexander
Shewan
Head
Barbara
Shewan
Wife
George
Shewan
Son
Barbara
Shewan
Daughter
Catherine
Shewan
Daughter
Alexander
Shewan
Son
Mary
Shewan
Daughter
Elspet
Laird
Servant
James
Calder
Servant
Peter
Strachan
Servant
| First name(s) | Alexander |
| Last name | Shewan |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 44 |
| Birth year | 1837 |
| Birth place | Echt, Aberdeenshire, Scotland |
Household members (10 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alexander | Shewan | Head | Married | 44 | 1837 | Echt, Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
Barbara | Shewan | Wife | Married | 42 | 1839 | Echt, Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
George | Shewan | Son | - | 11 | 1870 | Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
Barbara | Shewan | Daughter | - | 9 | 1872 | Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
Catherine | Shewan | Daughter | - | 7 | 1874 | Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
Alexander | Shewan | Son | - | 5 | 1876 | Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
Mary | Shewan | Daughter | - | 2 | 1879 | Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
Elspet | Laird | Servant | Unmarried | 16 | 1865 | Kincardineshire, Scotland | |
James | Calder | Servant | Unmarried | 17 | 1864 | Strathdon, Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
Peter | Strachan | Servant | Unmarried | 17 | 1864 | Aberdeenshire, Scotland |
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