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Household of Alexander Shewan (born 1848, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Peterhead, 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 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Shewan, born in 1848 in Longside, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 4 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Catherine Shewan, born in 1852 in Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; Jane S (born 1880 in Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Anne M (born 1881 in Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).


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Alexander Shewan's household

Male

Alexander

Shewan

Head
Female

Catherine

Shewan

Wife
Female

Jane S

Shewan

Daughter
Female

Anne M

Shewan

Daughter
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Shewan
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place Longside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Shewan

Head

Married

33

1848

Longside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Catherine

Shewan

Wife

Married

29

1852

Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Jane S

Shewan

Daughter

-

1

1880

Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Anne M

Shewan

Daughter

-

0

1881

Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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