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Household of Alexander Shepherd (born 1843, Aberdeenshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Eulesmachan, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), 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 13 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Shepherd, born in 1843 in Tarves, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 14 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Jane Shepherd, born in 1846 in Linlithgow, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland. They had 6 children; George D (born 1874 in Ecclesmachan, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland), Sophia Hay (born 1875 in Ecclesmachan, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland), Jane Gillon (born 1877 in Ecclesmachan, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland), Euphemia H (born 1878 in Ecclesmachan, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland), Margaret G (born 1880 in Ecclesmachan, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland) and Annie A M (born 1881 in Ecclesmachan, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Alexander's Grandmother, Jane (born 1798 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland), Alexander's Visitor, Alfred J (born 1862 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Alexander's Governess, Catharine (born 1858 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Alexander's House Maid, Annie (born 1861 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Alexander's Cook, Elsie (born 1858 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Alexander's Servant, Alice (born 1865 in Abercorn, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland).
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Alexander Shepherd's household
Alexander
Shepherd
Head
Jane
Shepherd
Wife
George D
Shepherd
Son
Sophia Hay
Shepherd
Daughter
Jane Gillon
Shepherd
Daughter
Euphemia H
Shepherd
Daughter
Margaret G
Shepherd
Daughter
Annie A M
Shepherd
Daughter
Jane
Gillon
Grandmother
Alfred J
Chalmers
Visitor
Catharine
Moodie
Governess
Annie
McTavish
House Maid
Elsie
Parley
Cook
Alice
Ritchie
Servant
| First name(s) | Alexander |
| Last name | Shepherd |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 38 |
| Birth year | 1843 |
| Birth place | Tarves, Aberdeenshire, Scotland |
Household members (14 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alexander | Shepherd | Head | Married | 38 | 1843 | Tarves, Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
Jane | Shepherd | Wife | Married | 35 | 1846 | Linlithgow, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland | |
George D | Shepherd | Son | - | 7 | 1874 | Ecclesmachan, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland | |
Sophia Hay | Shepherd | Daughter | - | 6 | 1875 | Ecclesmachan, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland | |
Jane Gillon | Shepherd | Daughter | - | 4 | 1877 | Ecclesmachan, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland | |
Euphemia H | Shepherd | Daughter | - | 3 | 1878 | Ecclesmachan, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland | |
Margaret G | Shepherd | Daughter | - | 1 | 1880 | Ecclesmachan, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland | |
Annie A M | Shepherd | Daughter | - | 0 | 1881 | Ecclesmachan, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland | |
Jane | Gillon | Grandmother | Widow | 83 | 1798 | Leith, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Alfred J | Chalmers | Visitor | Unmarried | 19 | 1862 | Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
Catharine | Moodie | Governess | Unmarried | 23 | 1858 | Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland | |
Annie | McTavish | House Maid | Unmarried | 20 | 1861 | Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
Elsie | Parley | Cook | Unmarried | 23 | 1858 | Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
Alice | Ritchie | Servant | Unmarried | 16 | 1865 | Abercorn, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland |
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