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Household of Alexander Shepherd (born 1831, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Old Machar, 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.

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 1831 in Echt, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 7 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Mary M Shepherd, born in 1842 in Newhills, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Mary Eliza (born 1868 in Newhills, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Alexander (born 1861 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Barbra W (born 1874 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland), William (born 1877 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and John (born 1879 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland).


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Alexander Shepherd's household

Male

Alexander

Shepherd

Head
Female

Mary M

Shepherd

Wife
Female

Mary Eliza

Shepherd

Daughter
Male

Alexander

Shepherd

Son
Female

Barbra W

Shepherd

Daughter
Male

William

Shepherd

Son
Male

John

Shepherd

Son
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Shepherd
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Echt, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Shepherd

Head

Married

50

1831

Echt, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Mary M

Shepherd

Wife

Married

39

1842

Newhills, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Mary Eliza

Shepherd

Daughter

-

13

1868

Newhills, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Alexander

Shepherd

Son

Unmarried

20

1861

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Barbra W

Shepherd

Daughter

-

7

1874

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

William

Shepherd

Son

-

4

1877

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

John

Shepherd

Son

-

2

1879

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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