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Household of James Shepherd (born 1847, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Cruden, 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 1847 in King Edward, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 7 members. James was the head of the household, married to Barbara Shepherd, born in 1850 in Cruden, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Margaret (born 1877 in Cruden, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), William (born 1879 in Cruden, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), James (born 1880 in Cruden, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and John (born 1881 in Cruden, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Nephew, William Halkett, born in 1864 in King Edward, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.


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James Shepherd's household

Male

James

Shepherd

Head
Female

Barbara

Shepherd

Wife
Female

Margaret

Shepherd

Daughter
Male

William

Shepherd

Son
Male

James

Shepherd

Son
Male

John

Shepherd

Son
Male

William

Halkett

Nephew
First name(s) James
Last name Shepherd
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place King Edward, 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

34

1847

King Edward, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Barbara

Shepherd

Wife

Married

31

1850

Cruden, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Margaret

Shepherd

Daughter

-

4

1877

Cruden, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

William

Shepherd

Son

-

2

1879

Cruden, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

James

Shepherd

Son

-

1

1880

Cruden, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

John

Shepherd

Son

-

0

1881

Cruden, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

William

Halkett

Nephew

Unmarried

17

1864

King Edward, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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