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Household of John Herd (born 1846, Fife)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kinglassie, Fife, 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.

John Herd and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Herd, born in 1846 in Ballingry, Fife, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Jane Herd, born in 1846 in Clackmannanshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; William (born 1866 in Campsie, Stirlingshire, Scotland), John (born 1868 in Mains, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), James (born 1870 in Mains, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Robert (born 1873 in Leslie, Fife, Scotland), Margaret (born 1877 in Auchterderran, Fife, Scotland) and Alexander (born 1879 in Auchterderran, Fife, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Sister, Julia Herd, born in 1856 in Leslie, Fife, Scotland.


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John Herd's household

Male

John

Herd

Head
Female

Jane

Herd

Wife
Male

William

Herd

Son
Male

John

Herd

Son
Male

James

Herd

Son
Male

Robert

Herd

Son
Female

Margaret

Herd

Daughter
Male

Alexander

Herd

Son
Female

Julia

Herd

Sister
First name(s) John
Last name Herd
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Ballingry, Fife, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Herd

Head

Married

35

1846

Ballingry, Fife, Scotland

Jane

Herd

Wife

Married

35

1846

Clackmannanshire, Scotland

William

Herd

Son

-

15

1866

Campsie, Stirlingshire, Scotland

John

Herd

Son

-

13

1868

Mains, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

James

Herd

Son

-

11

1870

Mains, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Robert

Herd

Son

-

8

1873

Leslie, Fife, Scotland

Margaret

Herd

Daughter

-

4

1877

Auchterderran, Fife, Scotland

Alexander

Herd

Son

-

2

1879

Auchterderran, Fife, Scotland

Julia

Herd

Sister

Unmarried

25

1856

Leslie, Fife, Scotland

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