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Household of Thomas Shewan (born 1827, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sunderland, Durham, England

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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.

Thomas Shewan and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Shewan, born in 1827 in South Shields, Durham, consisted of 6 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Esther Shewan, born in 1826 in South Shields, Durham, England. They had 4 children; Elizabeth H (born 1858 in South Shields, Durham, England), Thomas N (born 1862 in Sunderland, Durham, England), Margaret A (born 1865 in Sunderland, Durham, England) and Mary E (born 1867 in Sunderland, Durham, England).


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Thomas Shewan's household

Male

Thomas

Shewan

Head
Female

Esther

Shewan

Wife
Female

Elizabeth H

Shewan

Daughter
Male

Thomas N

Shewan

Son
Female

Margaret A

Shewan

Daughter
Female

Mary E

Shewan

Daughter
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Shewan
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 54
Birth year 1827
Birth place South Shields, Durham, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Shewan

Head

Married

54

1827

South Shields, Durham, England

Esther

Shewan

Wife

Married

55

1826

South Shields, Durham, England

Elizabeth H

Shewan

Daughter

Single

23

1858

South Shields, Durham, England

Thomas N

Shewan

Son

Single

19

1862

Sunderland, Durham, England

Margaret A

Shewan

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Sunderland, Durham, England

Mary E

Shewan

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Sunderland, Durham, England

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