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Household of James Shepherd (born 1790, Fife)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dirleton, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Shepherd, born in 1790 in Dunning, Fife, consisted of 6 members. James was the head of the household, married to Christiana Shepherd, born in 1831 in Dirleton, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland. They had 3 children; William (born 1851 in Dirleton, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland), George (born 1857 in Dirleton, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland) and John (born 1860 in Dirleton, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was James's -, Jane Adams, born in 1836 in Dirleton, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland.


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James Shepherd's household

Male

James

Shepherd

Head
Female

Christiana

Shepherd

Wife
Male

William

Shepherd

Son
Male

George

Shepherd

Son
Male

John

Shepherd

Son
Female

Jane

Adams

-
First name(s) James
Last name Shepherd
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 91
Birth year 1790
Birth place Dunning, Fife, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Shepherd

Head

Married

91

1790

Dunning, Fife, Scotland

Christiana

Shepherd

Wife

Married

50

1831

Dirleton, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

William

Shepherd

Son

Unmarried

30

1851

Dirleton, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

George

Shepherd

Son

Unmarried

24

1857

Dirleton, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

John

Shepherd

Son

Unmarried

21

1860

Dirleton, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Jane

Adams

-

Unmarried

45

1836

Dirleton, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

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