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Household of John Shewan (born 1810, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Keith Hall, 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 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Shewan, born in 1810 in St Fergus, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 11 members. John was the head of the household, widower. He had 3 children; Elizabeth (born 1857 in St Fergus, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), William (born 1859 in St Fergus, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and James (born 1863 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Visitor, Elizabeth (born 1827 in Old Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), John's Visitor, Helen J (born 1857 in Marnoch, Banffshire, Scotland), John's Servant, Isabella (born 1860 in Kincardineshire, Scotland), John's Servant, Margaret (born 1864 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland), John's Servant, Charles (born 1853 in Braemar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), John's Servant, John (born 1861 in Keig, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and John's Servant, William (born 1866 in Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).


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John Shewan's household

Male

John

Shewan

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Shewan

Daughter
Male

William

Shewan

Son
Male

James

Shewan

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Smith

Visitor
Female

Helen J

Watt

Visitor
Female

Isabella

Stephen

Servant
Female

Margaret

McConachie

Servant
Male

Charles

Bremner

Servant
Male

John

Douglas

Servant
Male

William

Milne

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Shewan
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 71
Birth year 1810
Birth place St Fergus, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Shewan

Head

Widower

71

1810

St Fergus, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Shewan

Daughter

Unmarried

24

1857

St Fergus, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

William

Shewan

Son

Unmarried

22

1859

St Fergus, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

James

Shewan

Son

Unmarried

18

1863

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Smith

Visitor

Unmarried

54

1827

Old Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Helen J

Watt

Visitor

Unmarried

24

1857

Marnoch, Banffshire, Scotland

Isabella

Stephen

Servant

Unmarried

21

1860

Kincardineshire, Scotland

Margaret

McConachie

Servant

Unmarried

17

1864

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Charles

Bremner

Servant

Unmarried

28

1853

Braemar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

John

Douglas

Servant

Unmarried

20

1861

Keig, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

William

Milne

Servant

Unmarried

15

1866

Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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