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Household of John Shepherd (born 1826, Banffshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Longside, 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.

John Shepherd and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Shepherd, born in 1826 in St Fergus, Banffshire, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Shepherd, born in 1827 in Burghead, Morayshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Margaret (born 1864 in Longside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Catherine (born 1865 in Longside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Jane C (born 1868 in Longside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Helen (born 1870 in Longside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Granddaughter, Mary A Shepherd, born in 1879 in Longside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.


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John Shepherd's household

Male

John

Shepherd

Head
Female

Mary

Shepherd

Wife
Female

Margaret

Shepherd

Daughter
Female

Catherine

Shepherd

Daughter
Female

Jane C

Shepherd

Daughter
Female

Helen

Shepherd

Daughter
Female

Mary A

Shepherd

Granddaughter
First name(s) John
Last name Shepherd
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 55
Birth year 1826
Birth place St Fergus, Banffshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Shepherd

Head

Married

55

1826

St Fergus, Banffshire, Scotland

Mary

Shepherd

Wife

Married

54

1827

Burghead, Morayshire, Scotland

Margaret

Shepherd

Daughter

Unmarried

17

1864

Longside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Catherine

Shepherd

Daughter

Unmarried

16

1865

Longside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Jane C

Shepherd

Daughter

Unmarried

13

1868

Longside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Helen

Shepherd

Daughter

-

11

1870

Longside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Mary A

Shepherd

Granddaughter

-

2

1879

Longside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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