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Household of Thomas Shepherd (born 1840, Forfarshire (Angus))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Mary, Forfarshire (Angus), 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.

Thomas Shepherd and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Shepherd, born in 1840 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 7 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Martha Shepherd, born in 1840 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland. They had 5 children; Isabella (born 1863 in Australia), Elizabeth (born 1866 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), William (born 1867 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Martha (born 1870 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and Kate (born 1880 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).


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Thomas Shepherd's household

Male

Thomas

Shepherd

Head
Female

Martha

Shepherd

Wife
Female

Isabella

Shepherd

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Shepherd

Daughter
Male

William

Shepherd

Son
Female

Martha

Shepherd

Daughter
Female

Kate

Shepherd

Daughter
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Shepherd
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Shepherd

Head

Married

41

1840

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Martha

Shepherd

Wife

Married

41

1840

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Isabella

Shepherd

Daughter

Unmarried

18

1863

Australia

Elizabeth

Shepherd

Daughter

Unmarried

15

1866

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

William

Shepherd

Son

Unmarried

14

1867

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Martha

Shepherd

Daughter

Unmarried

11

1870

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Kate

Shepherd

Daughter

-

1

1880

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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