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Household of Alexander Shepherd (born 1854, Forfarshire (Angus))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in North Leith, Midlothian, 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 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Shepherd, born in 1854 in Guthrie, Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 4 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Sarah Brown Shepherd, born in 1853 in Lerwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland. They had 2 children; William (born 1879 in Portobello, Midlothian, Scotland) and George Alexander (born 1881 in North Leith, Midlothian, Scotland).


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Alexander Shepherd's household

Male

Alexander

Shepherd

Head
Female

Sarah Brown

Shepherd

Wife
Male

William

Shepherd

Son
Male

George Alexander

Shepherd

Son
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Shepherd
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 27
Birth year 1854
Birth place Guthrie, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Shepherd

Head

Married

27

1854

Guthrie, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Sarah Brown

Shepherd

Wife

Married

28

1853

Lerwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland

William

Shepherd

Son

-

2

1879

Portobello, Midlothian, Scotland

George Alexander

Shepherd

Son

-

0

1881

North Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

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