William Wilson
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Household of William Shewan (born 1838, Shetland Islands)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in South Shields, 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.
William Shewan and 7 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Shewan, born in 1838 in Lerwick, Shetland Islands, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Christiana Shewan, born in 1839 in Scotland. They had 5 children; Janet (born 1865 in Scotland), Magnus (born 1868 in South Shields, Durham, England), William (born 1871 in South Shields, Durham, England), Elizabeth (born 1874 in South Shields, Durham, England) and Jemima (born 1877 in South Shields, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Nephew, James Shewan, born in 1856 in Dunrossness, Shetland Islands, Scotland.
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William Shewan's household
William
Shewan
Head
Christiana
Shewan
Wife
Janet
Shewan
Daughter
Magnus
Shewan
Son
William
Shewan
Son
Elizabeth
Shewan
Daughter
Jemima
Shewan
Daughter
James
Shewan
Nephew
| First name(s) | William |
| Last name | Shewan |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 43 |
| Birth year | 1838 |
| Birth place | Lerwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland |
Household members (8 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
William | Shewan | Head | Married | 43 | 1838 | Lerwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland | |
Christiana | Shewan | Wife | Married | 42 | 1839 | Scotland | |
Janet | Shewan | Daughter | Single | 16 | 1865 | Scotland | |
Magnus | Shewan | Son | Single | 13 | 1868 | South Shields, Durham, England | |
William | Shewan | Son | Single | 10 | 1871 | South Shields, Durham, England | |
Elizabeth | Shewan | Daughter | Single | 7 | 1874 | South Shields, Durham, England | |
Jemima | Shewan | Daughter | Single | 4 | 1877 | South Shields, Durham, England | |
James | Shewan | Nephew | Single | 25 | 1856 | Dunrossness, Shetland Islands, Scotland |
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