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Household of Joan Ewenson (born 1835, Orkney & Zetland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sandsting & Aithsting, Shetland, 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.

Joan Ewenson and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joan Ewenson, born in 1835 in Orkney & Zetland, consisted of 8 members. Joan was the head of the household, widow. She had 5 children; Jane (born 1860 in Orkney & Zetland, Scotland), James (born 1862 in Orkney & Zetland, Scotland), Magnus (born 1864 in Orkney & Zetland, Scotland), Arthur (born 1868 in Orkney & Zetland, Scotland) and Andrew (born 1873 in Orkney & Zetland, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Joan's Mother, Barbara (born 1801 in Orkney & Zetland, Scotland) and Joan's Sister, Jane (born 1833 in Orkney & Zetland, Scotland).


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Joan Ewenson's household

Female

Joan

Ewenson

Head
Female

Jane

Ewenson

Daughter
Male

James

Ewenson

Son
Male

Magnus

Ewenson

Son
Male

Arthur

Ewenson

Son
Male

Andrew

Ewenson

Son
Female

Barbara

Ewenson

Mother
Female

Jane

Ewenson

Sister
First name(s) Joan
Last name Ewenson
Relationship Head
Marital status Widow
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place Orkney & Zetland, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joan

Ewenson

Head

Widow

46

1835

Orkney & Zetland, Scotland

Jane

Ewenson

Daughter

Unmarried

21

1860

Orkney & Zetland, Scotland

James

Ewenson

Son

Unmarried

19

1862

Orkney & Zetland, Scotland

Magnus

Ewenson

Son

Unmarried

17

1864

Orkney & Zetland, Scotland

Arthur

Ewenson

Son

-

13

1868

Orkney & Zetland, Scotland

Andrew

Ewenson

Son

-

8

1873

Orkney & Zetland, Scotland

Barbara

Ewenson

Mother

Widow

80

1801

Orkney & Zetland, Scotland

Jane

Ewenson

Sister

Unmarried

48

1833

Orkney & Zetland, Scotland

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