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Household of David Herd (born 1831, Fife)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dysart, Fife, 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.

David Herd and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of David Herd, born in 1831 in Markinch, Fife, consisted of 5 members. David was the head of the household, married to Margaret Herd, born in 1833 in Pathhead, Fife, Scotland. They had 2 children; Helen (born 1861 in Pathhead, Fife, Scotland) and David (born 1866 in Thornton, Fife, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was David's Grandchild, Alison Herd, born in 1878 in Pathhead, Fife, Scotland.


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David Herd's household

Male

David

Herd

Head
Female

Margaret

Herd

Wife
Female

Helen

Numbers

Daughter
Male

David

Herd

Son
Female

Alison

Herd

Grandchild
First name(s) David
Last name Herd
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Markinch, Fife, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

David

Herd

Head

Married

50

1831

Markinch, Fife, Scotland

Margaret

Herd

Wife

Married

48

1833

Pathhead, Fife, Scotland

Helen

Numbers

Daughter

Unmarried

20

1861

Pathhead, Fife, Scotland

David

Herd

Son

Unmarried

15

1866

Thornton, Fife, Scotland

Alison

Herd

Grandchild

Unmarried

3

1878

Pathhead, Fife, Scotland

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