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Household of John Sherriff (born 1841, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in North Berwick, 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.

John Sherriff and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Sherriff, born in 1841 in Dirleton, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Sherriff, born in 1844 in Stenton, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland. They had 4 children; Sybella (born 1873 in Dirleton, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland), William (born 1875 in Dirleton, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland), Thomas (born 1878 in Dirleton, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland) and Margaret (born 1880 in Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland).


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John Sherriff's household

Male

John

Sherriff

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Sherriff

Wife
Female

Sybella

Sherriff

Daughter
Male

William

Sherriff

Son
Male

Thomas

Sherriff

Son
Female

Margaret

Sherriff

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Sherriff
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Dirleton, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Sherriff

Head

Married

40

1841

Dirleton, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Elizabeth

Sherriff

Wife

Married

37

1844

Stenton, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Sybella

Sherriff

Daughter

-

8

1873

Dirleton, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

William

Sherriff

Son

-

6

1875

Dirleton, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Thomas

Sherriff

Son

-

3

1878

Dirleton, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Margaret

Sherriff

Daughter

-

1

1880

Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

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