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Household of James Shepherd (born 1809, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Old Machar, 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.

James Shepherd and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Shepherd, born in 1809 in Kintore, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 7 members. James was the head of the household, married to Mary Shepherd, born in 1813 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; Mary Ann (born 1844 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), George J (born 1845 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and William H (born 1850 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Servant, Mary (born 1853 in Ellon, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and James's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1863 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland).


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James Shepherd's household

Male

James

Shepherd

Head
Female

Mary

Shepherd

Wife
Female

Mary Ann

Shepherd

Daughter
Male

George J

Shepherd

Son
Male

William H

Shepherd

Son
Female

Mary

Farquhar

Servant
Female

Elizabeth

Wyness

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Shepherd
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 72
Birth year 1809
Birth place Kintore, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Shepherd

Head

Married

72

1809

Kintore, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Mary

Shepherd

Wife

Married

68

1813

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Mary Ann

Shepherd

Daughter

Unmarried

37

1844

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

George J

Shepherd

Son

Unmarried

36

1845

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

William H

Shepherd

Son

Unmarried

31

1850

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Mary

Farquhar

Servant

Unmarried

28

1853

Ellon, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Wyness

Servant

Unmarried

18

1863

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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