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Household of Simpson Shepherd (born 1811, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Nicholas Aberdeen, 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.

Simpson Shepherd and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Simpson Shepherd, born in 1811 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 9 members. Simpson was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Shepherd, born in 1821 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Janet (born 1847 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), William (born 1849 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1856 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Andrew (born 1863 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and John (born 1866 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Simpson's Servant, Jane (born 1854 in Oyne, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Simpson's Servant, Jane (born 1860 in Towie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).


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Simpson Shepherd's household

Male

Simpson

Shepherd

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Shepherd

Wife
Female

Janet

Shepherd

Daughter
Male

William

Shepherd

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Shepherd

Daughter
Male

Andrew

Shepherd

Son
Male

John

Shepherd

Son
Female

Jane

Garden

Servant
Female

Jane

Coutts

Servant
First name(s) Simpson
Last name Shepherd
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 70
Birth year 1811
Birth place Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Simpson

Shepherd

Head

Married

70

1811

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Shepherd

Wife

Married

60

1821

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Janet

Shepherd

Daughter

Unmarried

34

1847

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

William

Shepherd

Son

Unmarried

32

1849

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Shepherd

Daughter

Unmarried

25

1856

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Andrew

Shepherd

Son

Unmarried

18

1863

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

John

Shepherd

Son

Unmarried

15

1866

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Jane

Garden

Servant

Unmarried

27

1854

Oyne, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Jane

Coutts

Servant

Unmarried

21

1860

Towie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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