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Household of Alexander Sherret (born 1846, Forfarshire (Angus))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Inverkeilor, 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 Sherret and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Sherret, born in 1846 in Inverkeilor, Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 9 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Agnes Sherret, born in 1845 in Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland. They had 5 children; Betsy (born 1871 in St Vigeans, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Alex (born 1873 in Inverkeilor, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Rachel (born 1876 in Inverkeilor, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Jane A (born 1878 in Inverkeilor, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and Sarah (born 1879 in Inverkeilor, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Alexander's Lodger, William (born 1835 in Fordoun, Kincardineshire, Scotland) and Alexander's Lodger, Colin (born 1825 in St Vigeans, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).


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Alexander Sherret's household

Male

Alexander

Sherret

Head
Female

Agnes

Sherret

Wife
Female

Betsy

Sherret

Daughter
Male

Alex

Sherret

Son
Female

Rachel

Sherret

Daughter
Female

Jane A

Sherret

Daughter
Female

Sarah

Sherret

Daughter
Male

William

Anderson

Lodger
Male

Colin

Harshel

Lodger
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Sherret
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Inverkeilor, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Sherret

Head

Married

35

1846

Inverkeilor, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Agnes

Sherret

Wife

Married

36

1845

Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Betsy

Sherret

Daughter

-

10

1871

St Vigeans, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Alex

Sherret

Son

-

8

1873

Inverkeilor, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Rachel

Sherret

Daughter

-

5

1876

Inverkeilor, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Jane A

Sherret

Daughter

-

3

1878

Inverkeilor, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Sarah

Sherret

Daughter

-

2

1879

Inverkeilor, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

William

Anderson

Lodger

Unmarried

46

1835

Fordoun, Kincardineshire, Scotland

Colin

Harshel

Lodger

Unmarried

56

1825

St Vigeans, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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