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Household of James Shepherd (born 1838, 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 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Shepherd, born in 1838 in Cruden, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 11 members. James was the head of the household, married to Margaret Shepherd, born in 1838 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; Eliza A (born 1872 in Cruden, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Annie M (born 1874 in Cruden, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and May J (born 1879 in Cruden, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Servant, Isabella (born 1863 in Cruden, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), James's Servant, Isabella (born 1856 in Old Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), James's Servant, Eliza (born 1864 in St Fergus, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), James's Servant, John (born 1854 in Old Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), James's Servant, William (born 1857 in Newhills, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and James's Servant, William (born 1863 in Old Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).


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James Shepherd's household

Male

James

Shepherd

Head
Female

Margaret

Shepherd

Wife
Female

Eliza A

Shepherd

Daughter
Female

Annie M

Shepherd

Daughter
Female

May J

Shepherd

Daughter
Female

Isabella

Murray

Servant
Female

Isabella

Abernethy

Servant
Female

Eliza

Porter

Servant
Male

John

Craighead

Servant
Male

William

Philip

Servant
Male

William

Davidson

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Shepherd
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Cruden, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Shepherd

Head

Married

43

1838

Cruden, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Margaret

Shepherd

Wife

Married

43

1838

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Eliza A

Shepherd

Daughter

-

9

1872

Cruden, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Annie M

Shepherd

Daughter

-

7

1874

Cruden, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

May J

Shepherd

Daughter

-

2

1879

Cruden, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Isabella

Murray

Servant

Unmarried

18

1863

Cruden, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Isabella

Abernethy

Servant

Unmarried

25

1856

Old Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Eliza

Porter

Servant

Unmarried

17

1864

St Fergus, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

John

Craighead

Servant

Unmarried

27

1854

Old Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

William

Philip

Servant

Unmarried

24

1857

Newhills, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

William

Davidson

Servant

Unmarried

18

1863

Old Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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