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Household of Alexander Shepherd (born 1845, Forfarshire (Angus))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), 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 1845 in Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 8 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Jane Shepherd, born in 1845 in Drumlithie, Kincardineshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; Alexander (born 1868 in Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Jane (born 1870 in Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), William (born 1872 in Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Mary (born 1877 in Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), David (born 1879 in Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and Elizabeth (born 1881 in Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).


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Alexander Shepherd's household

Male

Alexander

Shepherd

Head
Female

Jane

Shepherd

Wife
Male

Alexander

Shepherd

Son
Female

Jane

Shepherd

Daughter
Male

William

Shepherd

Son
Female

Mary

Shepherd

Daughter
Male

David

Shepherd

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Shepherd

Daughter
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Shepherd
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Shepherd

Head

Married

36

1845

Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Jane

Shepherd

Wife

Married

36

1845

Drumlithie, Kincardineshire, Scotland

Alexander

Shepherd

Son

-

13

1868

Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Jane

Shepherd

Daughter

-

11

1870

Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

William

Shepherd

Son

-

9

1872

Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Mary

Shepherd

Daughter

-

4

1877

Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

David

Shepherd

Son

-

2

1879

Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Elizabeth

Shepherd

Daughter

-

0

1881

Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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