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Household of John Shewan (born 1827, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Longside, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Shewan, born in 1827 in Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Ann Shewan, born in 1839 in St Fergus, Banffshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; Mary (born 1869 in Old Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), William (born 1871 in Old Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Alexander (born 1874 in Longside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), James (born 1876 in Longside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), George (born 1878 in Longside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Isabella (born 1881 in Longside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).


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John Shewan's household

Male

John

Shewan

Head
Female

Ann

Shewan

Wife
Female

Mary

Shewan

Daughter
Male

William

Shewan

Son
Male

Alexander

Shewan

Son
Male

James

Shewan

Son
Male

George

Shewan

Son
Female

Isabella

Shewan

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Shewan
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 54
Birth year 1827
Birth place Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Shewan

Head

Married

54

1827

Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Ann

Shewan

Wife

Married

42

1839

St Fergus, Banffshire, Scotland

Mary

Shewan

Daughter

-

12

1869

Old Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

William

Shewan

Son

-

10

1871

Old Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Alexander

Shewan

Son

-

7

1874

Longside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

James

Shewan

Son

-

5

1876

Longside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

George

Shewan

Son

-

3

1878

Longside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Isabella

Shewan

Daughter

-

0

1881

Longside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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