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Household of Andrew Herd (born 1838, Fife)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Andrew's, 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.

Andrew Herd and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Andrew Herd, born in 1838 in Dairsie, Fife, consisted of 9 members. Andrew was the head of the household, married to Margaret Herd, born in 1838 in Midlothian, Scotland. They had 5 children; John (born 1870 in Midlothian, Scotland), Jane A (born 1867 in London, Middlesex, England), Alex (born 1870 in Midlothian, Scotland), Jessie (born 1873 in Midlothian, Scotland) and David (born 1877 in Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Andrew's Mother-In-Law, Jane (born 1797 in Musselburgh, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland) and Andrew's Nephew, Edmond (born 1860 in Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland).


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Andrew Herd's household

Male

Andrew

Herd

Head
Female

Margaret

Herd

Wife
Male

John

Herd

Son
Female

Jane A

Herd

Daughter
Male

Alex

Herd

Son
Female

Jessie

Herd

Daughter
Male

David

Herd

Son
Female

Jane

Higgins

Mother-In-Law
Male

Edmond

McGregor

Nephew
First name(s) Andrew
Last name Herd
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Dairsie, Fife, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Andrew

Herd

Head

Married

43

1838

Dairsie, Fife, Scotland

Margaret

Herd

Wife

Married

43

1838

Midlothian, Scotland

John

Herd

Son

Unmarried

11

1870

Midlothian, Scotland

Jane A

Herd

Daughter

-

14

1867

London, Middlesex, England

Alex

Herd

Son

-

11

1870

Midlothian, Scotland

Jessie

Herd

Daughter

-

8

1873

Midlothian, Scotland

David

Herd

Son

-

4

1877

Midlothian, Scotland

Jane

Higgins

Mother-In-Law

Widow

84

1797

Musselburgh, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Edmond

McGregor

Nephew

Unmarried

21

1860

Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

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