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Household of Alexander Shepherd (born 1839, 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 7 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Shepherd, born in 1839 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 8 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Sarah Shepherd, born in 1834 in Old Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Alex (born 1868 in Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland), Robert (born 1870 in Peebles, Peeblesshire, Scotland), William (born 1872 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Sarah (born 1874 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and James (born 1877 in Kildrummy, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Alexander's Lodger, Thomas Archie, born in 1859 in Banffshire, Scotland.
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Alexander Shepherd's household
Alexander
Shepherd
Head
Sarah
Shepherd
Wife
Alex
Shepherd
Son
Robert
Shepherd
Son
William
Shepherd
Son
Sarah
Shepherd
Daughter
James
Shepherd
Son
Thomas
Archie
Lodger
| First name(s) | Alexander |
| Last name | Shepherd |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 42 |
| Birth year | 1839 |
| Birth place | Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland |
Household members (8 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alexander | Shepherd | Head | Married | 42 | 1839 | Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
Sarah | Shepherd | Wife | Married | 47 | 1834 | Old Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
Alex | Shepherd | Son | - | 13 | 1868 | Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland | |
Robert | Shepherd | Son | - | 11 | 1870 | Peebles, Peeblesshire, Scotland | |
William | Shepherd | Son | - | 9 | 1872 | Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
Sarah | Shepherd | Daughter | - | 7 | 1874 | Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
James | Shepherd | Son | - | 4 | 1877 | Kildrummy, Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
Thomas | Archie | Lodger | Unmarried | 22 | 1859 | Banffshire, Scotland |
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