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Household of James Sherriff (born 1839, Forfarshire (Angus))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Andrew, Forfarshire (Angus), 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 Sherriff and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Sherriff, born in 1839 in Monikie, Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 6 members. James was the head of the household, married to Mary Sherriff, born in 1835 in Liff, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland. They had 4 children; James M (born 1862 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Margaret (born 1869 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Jessie (born 1871 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and Catherine (born 1873 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).


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James Sherriff's household

Male

James

Sherriff

Head
Female

Mary

Sherriff

Wife
Male

James M

Sherriff

Son
Female

Margaret

Sherriff

Daughter
Female

Jessie

Sherriff

Daughter
Female

Catherine

Sherriff

Daughter
First name(s) James
Last name Sherriff
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Monikie, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Sherriff

Head

Married

42

1839

Monikie, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Mary

Sherriff

Wife

Married

46

1835

Liff, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

James M

Sherriff

Son

Unmarried

19

1862

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Margaret

Sherriff

Daughter

-

12

1869

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Jessie

Sherriff

Daughter

-

10

1871

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Catherine

Sherriff

Daughter

-

8

1873

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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