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Household of Alexander Shepherd (born 1809, Midlothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Old Monkland Middle, Lanarkshire, 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 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Shepherd, born in 1809 in Kirknewton, Midlothian, consisted of 5 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Agness Shepherd, born in 1818 in Renfrewshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; Alexander (born 1841 in Wilsontown, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and James (born 1858 in Gartsherrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Alexander's Grandson, Alexander S Notman, born in 1873 in Gartsherrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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Alexander Shepherd's household

Male

Alexander

Shepherd

Head
Female

Agness

Shepherd

Wife
Male

Alexander

Shepherd

Son
Male

James

Shepherd

Son
Male

Alexander S

Notman

Grandson
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Shepherd
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 72
Birth year 1809
Birth place Kirknewton, Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Shepherd

Head

Married

72

1809

Kirknewton, Midlothian, Scotland

Agness

Shepherd

Wife

Married

63

1818

Renfrewshire, Scotland

Alexander

Shepherd

Son

Unmarried

40

1841

Wilsontown, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Shepherd

Son

Unmarried

23

1858

Gartsherrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Alexander S

Notman

Grandson

-

8

1873

Gartsherrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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