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Household of John Shewan (born 1817, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Oyne, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Shewan, born in 1817 in Longside, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Jemima Shewan, born in 1824 in Grange, Banffshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; George (born 1851 in Inverurie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Robert (born 1863 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Jane (born 1869 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Grandson, William Shewan, born in 1880 in Kemnay, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.


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John Shewan's household

Male

John

Shewan

Head
Female

Jemima

Shewan

Wife
Male

George

Shewan

Son
Male

Robert

Shewan

Son
Female

Jane

Shewan

Daughter
Male

William

Shewan

Grandson
First name(s) John
Last name Shewan
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 64
Birth year 1817
Birth place Longside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Shewan

Head

Married

64

1817

Longside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Jemima

Shewan

Wife

Married

57

1824

Grange, Banffshire, Scotland

George

Shewan

Son

Unmarried

30

1851

Inverurie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Robert

Shewan

Son

Unmarried

18

1863

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Jane

Shewan

Daughter

Unmarried

12

1869

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

William

Shewan

Grandson

Unmarried

1

1880

Kemnay, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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