Skip to content
  • Start free trial
An original census record

Start a free trial to view

Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

Household of Magnus Herd (born 1844, Fife)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kirkcaldy & Abbotshall, Fife, Scotland

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

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.

Magnus Herd and 9 other people are on this record

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

In the 1881 Census, the household of Magnus Herd, born in 1844 in Fife, consisted of 10 members. Magnus was the head of the household, married to Janet Herd, born in 1843 in Fife, Scotland. They had 5 children; Richard Ann (born 1868 in Fife, Scotland), Isabella (born 1869 in Fife, Scotland), David (born 1873 in Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland), Magnus (born 1877 in Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland) and Janet (born 1881 in Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Magnus's Servant, Janet (born 1860 in Abbotshall, Fife, Scotland), Magnus's Servant, Ann (born 1868 in Auchtertool, Fife, Scotland) and Magnus's Visitor, John (born 1842 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland).


Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

Magnus Herd's household

Male

Magnus

Herd

Head
Female

Janet

Herd

Wife
Female

Richard Ann

Herd

Daughter
Female

Isabella

Herd

Daughter
Male

David

Herd

Son
Male

Magnus

Herd

Son
Female

Janet

Herd

Daughter
Female

Janet

Norvel

Servant
Female

Ann

Johnstone

Servant
Male

John

King

Visitor
First name(s) Magnus
Last name Herd
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Fife, Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Magnus

Herd

Head

Married

37

1844

Fife, Scotland

Janet

Herd

Wife

Married

38

1843

Fife, Scotland

Richard Ann

Herd

Daughter

-

13

1868

Fife, Scotland

Isabella

Herd

Daughter

-

12

1869

Fife, Scotland

David

Herd

Son

-

8

1873

Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland

Magnus

Herd

Son

-

4

1877

Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland

Janet

Herd

Daughter

-

0

1881

Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland

Janet

Norvel

Servant

Unmarried

21

1860

Abbotshall, Fife, Scotland

Ann

Johnstone

Servant

-

13

1868

Auchtertool, Fife, Scotland

John

King

Visitor

Married

39

1842

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Explore Findmypast's newspaper collections

Explore the 1881 Census and millions of historical records for free with Findmypast. Find out more about the household of Magnus Herd in Kirkcaldy & Abbotshall in 1881, and follow the Herd family through time in other national records, newspapers and more.

We've found family trees for Magnus Herd

We’ve found Magnus Herd in 33 family trees. Find out more about Magnus Herd's household and view the Herd family in family trees created by Findmypast members.

Not who you're looking for?

Other households on nearby pages of the 1881 Census