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Household of Alexander Shepherd (born 1832, Morayshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Elgin, Moray, 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.

Alexander Shepherd and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Shepherd, born in 1832 in Forres, Morayshire, consisted of 7 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Mary Shepherd, born in 1845 in Inverness, Invernessshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Catherine (born 1863 in Elgin, Morayshire, Scotland), Alexander (born 1869 in Elgin, Morayshire, Scotland), Mabel (born 1874 in Elgin, Morayshire, Scotland), Caroline (born 1876 in Elgin, Morayshire, Scotland) and John G (born 1879 in Elgin, Morayshire, Scotland).


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Alexander Shepherd's household

Male

Alexander

Shepherd

Head
Female

Mary

Shepherd

Wife
Female

Catherine

Shepherd

Daughter
Male

Alexander

Shepherd

Son
Female

Mabel

Shepherd

Daughter
Female

Caroline

Shepherd

Daughter
Male

John G

Shepherd

Son
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Shepherd
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 49
Birth year 1832
Birth place Forres, Morayshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Shepherd

Head

Married

49

1832

Forres, Morayshire, Scotland

Mary

Shepherd

Wife

Married

36

1845

Inverness, Invernessshire, Scotland

Catherine

Shepherd

Daughter

Unmarried

18

1863

Elgin, Morayshire, Scotland

Alexander

Shepherd

Son

-

12

1869

Elgin, Morayshire, Scotland

Mabel

Shepherd

Daughter

-

7

1874

Elgin, Morayshire, Scotland

Caroline

Shepherd

Daughter

-

5

1876

Elgin, Morayshire, Scotland

John G

Shepherd

Son

-

2

1879

Elgin, Morayshire, Scotland

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