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Household of Robert Shepherd (born 1824, Fife)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Polmont, Stirlingshire, 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.

Robert Shepherd and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Shepherd, born in 1824 in Dunfermline, Fife, consisted of 8 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Isabella Shepherd, born in 1830 in Polmont, Stirlingshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Rachel (born 1868 in Polmont, Stirlingshire, Scotland), James (born 1870 in Polmont, Stirlingshire, Scotland), Isabella (born 1872 in Polmont, Stirlingshire, Scotland), Robert (born 1875 in Polmont, Stirlingshire, Scotland) and John (born 1879 in Polmont, Stirlingshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Robert's Boarder, John McLay, born in 1864 in Polmont, Stirlingshire, Scotland.


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Robert Shepherd's household

Male

Robert

Shepherd

Head
Female

Isabella

Shepherd

Wife
Female

Rachel

Shepherd

Daughter
Male

James

Shepherd

Son
Female

Isabella

Shepherd

Daughter
Male

Robert

Shepherd

Son
Male

John

Shepherd

Son
Male

John

McLay

Boarder
First name(s) Robert
Last name Shepherd
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 57
Birth year 1824
Birth place Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Shepherd

Head

Married

57

1824

Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

Isabella

Shepherd

Wife

Married

51

1830

Polmont, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Rachel

Shepherd

Daughter

-

13

1868

Polmont, Stirlingshire, Scotland

James

Shepherd

Son

-

11

1870

Polmont, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Isabella

Shepherd

Daughter

-

9

1872

Polmont, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Robert

Shepherd

Son

-

6

1875

Polmont, Stirlingshire, Scotland

John

Shepherd

Son

-

2

1879

Polmont, Stirlingshire, Scotland

John

McLay

Boarder

Unmarried

17

1864

Polmont, Stirlingshire, Scotland

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