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Household of George Shepherd (born 1841, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Tarves, 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.

George Shepherd and 12 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of George Shepherd, born in 1841 in Tarves, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 13 members. George was the head of the household, married to Helen Hay Shepherd, born in 1848 in Tarves, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 8 children; George (born 1870 in Tarves, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Helen Hay (born 1871 in Tarves, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Sophia Jane (born 1872 in Tarves, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Emily (born 1874 in Tarves, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Mary Annie (born 1875 in Tarves, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), James Hay (born 1878 in Tarves, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), John Alexander (born 1879 in Tarves, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and William (born 1881 in Tarves, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were George's Servant, Christina (born 1859 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland), George's Servant, Mary S (born 1860 in Methlick, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and George's Servant, Margaret (born 1859 in Old Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).


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George Shepherd's household

Male

George

Shepherd

Head
Female

Helen Hay

Shepherd

Wife
Male

George

Shepherd

Son
Female

Helen Hay

Shepherd

Daughter
Female

Sophia Jane

Shepherd

Daughter
Female

Emily

Shepherd

Daughter
Female

Mary Annie

Shepherd

Daughter
Male

James Hay

Shepherd

Son
Male

John Alexander

Shepherd

Son
Male

William

Shepherd

Son
Female

Christina

Duncan

Servant
Female

Mary S

Walker

Servant
Female

Margaret

Dickie

Servant
First name(s) George
Last name Shepherd
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Tarves, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (13 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

George

Shepherd

Head

Married

40

1841

Tarves, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Helen Hay

Shepherd

Wife

Married

33

1848

Tarves, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

George

Shepherd

Son

-

11

1870

Tarves, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Helen Hay

Shepherd

Daughter

-

10

1871

Tarves, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Sophia Jane

Shepherd

Daughter

-

9

1872

Tarves, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Emily

Shepherd

Daughter

-

7

1874

Tarves, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Mary Annie

Shepherd

Daughter

-

6

1875

Tarves, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

James Hay

Shepherd

Son

-

3

1878

Tarves, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

John Alexander

Shepherd

Son

-

2

1879

Tarves, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

William

Shepherd

Son

-

0

1881

Tarves, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Christina

Duncan

Servant

Unmarried

22

1859

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Mary S

Walker

Servant

Unmarried

21

1860

Methlick, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Margaret

Dickie

Servant

Unmarried

22

1859

Old Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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