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Household of Alexander Shirreffs (born 1847, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Belhelvie, Aberdeenshire, 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 Shirreffs and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Shirreffs, born in 1847 in Belhelvie, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 5 members. Alexander was the head of the household,
During the period, also present in the household were Alexander's Mother, Helen (born 1811 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Alexander's Sister, Helen (born 1846 in Belhelvie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Alexander's Sister, Isabella (born 1849 in Belhelvie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Alexander's Servant, Joseph (born 1866 in Belhelvie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).


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Alexander Shirreffs's household

Male

Alexander

Shirreffs

Head
Female

Helen

Sherriffs

Mother
Female

Helen

Sherriffs

Sister
Female

Isabella

Sherriffs

Sister
Male

Joseph

Tough

Servant
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Shirreffs
Relationship Head
Marital status Unmarried
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Belhelvie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Shirreffs

Head

Unmarried

34

1847

Belhelvie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Helen

Sherriffs

Mother

Widow

70

1811

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Helen

Sherriffs

Sister

Unmarried

35

1846

Belhelvie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Isabella

Sherriffs

Sister

Unmarried

32

1849

Belhelvie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Joseph

Tough

Servant

Unmarried

15

1866

Belhelvie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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