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Household of John Shewan (born 1852, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Foveran, 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.

John Shewan and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Shewan, born in 1852 in Longside, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 5 members. John was the head of the household, married to Isabella Shewan, born in 1852 in Belhelvie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; Isabella (born 1876 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and James (born 1879 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Brother-In-Law, Alexander Smith, born in 1854 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland.


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John Shewan's household

Male

John

Shewan

Head
Female

Isabella

Shewan

Wife
Female

Isabella

Shewan

Daughter
Male

James

Shewan

Son
Male

Alexander

Smith

Brother-In-Law
First name(s) John
Last name Shewan
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 29
Birth year 1852
Birth place Longside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Shewan

Head

Married

29

1852

Longside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Isabella

Shewan

Wife

Married

29

1852

Belhelvie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Isabella

Shewan

Daughter

-

5

1876

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

James

Shewan

Son

-

2

1879

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Alexander

Smith

Brother-In-Law

Unmarried

27

1854

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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