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Household of William Shewan (born 1830, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Monymusk, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Shewan, born in 1830 in Monymusk, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Margaret Shewan, born in 1824 in Grange, Banffshire, Scotland. They had 1 child; James, born 1859 in Monymusk, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household were William's Nephew, William H (born 1868 in Monymusk, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), William's Niece, Elizabeth (born 1872 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland), William's Boarder, George (born 1873 in Woodside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and William's Boarder, Margaret G (born 1877 in Monymusk, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).


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William Shewan's household

Male

William

Shewan

Head
Female

Margaret

Shewan

Wife
Male

James

Shewan

Son
Male

William H

Watt

Nephew
Female

Elizabeth

McCurrach

Niece
Male

George

Watt

Boarder
Female

Margaret G

Petrie

Boarder
First name(s) William
Last name Shewan
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 51
Birth year 1830
Birth place Monymusk, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Shewan

Head

Married

51

1830

Monymusk, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Margaret

Shewan

Wife

Married

57

1824

Grange, Banffshire, Scotland

James

Shewan

Son

Unmarried

22

1859

Monymusk, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

William H

Watt

Nephew

Unmarried

13

1868

Monymusk, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

McCurrach

Niece

Unmarried

9

1872

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

George

Watt

Boarder

Unmarried

8

1873

Woodside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Margaret G

Petrie

Boarder

Unmarried

4

1877

Monymusk, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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