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Household of William Shewan (born 1835, 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.

William Shewan and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Shewan, born in 1835 in Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, married to Jessie Shewan, born in 1835 in King Edward, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; John S (born 1864 in Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Alexander (born 1870 in Longside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Robert (born 1875 in Lonmay, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and James (born 1878 in Longside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).


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William Shewan's household

Male

William

Shewan

Head
Female

Jessie

Shewan

Wife
Male

John S

Shewan

Son
Male

Alexander

Shewan

Son
Male

Robert

Shewan

Son
Male

James

Shewan

Son
First name(s) William
Last name Shewan
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Shewan

Head

Married

46

1835

Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Jessie

Shewan

Wife

Married

46

1835

King Edward, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

John S

Shewan

Son

Unmarried

17

1864

Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Alexander

Shewan

Son

-

11

1870

Longside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Robert

Shewan

Son

-

6

1875

Lonmay, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

James

Shewan

Son

-

3

1878

Longside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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