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Household of Thomas Sherriff (born 1841, Forfarshire (Angus))
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Andrew, 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 Sherriff and 6 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Sherriff, born in 1841 in Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 7 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Jessie Leslie, born in 1846 in Tealing, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland. They had 2 children; Margaret (born 1874 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and Agnes (born 1875 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Boarder, George (born 1840 in Perthshire, Scotland), Thomas's Boarder, George (born 1859 in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and Thomas's Visitor, Matilda (born 1869 in Tealing, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).
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Thomas Sherriff's household
Thomas
Sherriff
Head
Jessie
Leslie
Wife
Margaret
Leslie
Daughter
Agnes
Leslie
Daughter
George
Paton
Boarder
George
Schollay
Boarder
Matilda
Mortimer
Visitor
| First name(s) | Thomas |
| Last name | Sherriff |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 40 |
| Birth year | 1841 |
| Birth place | Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland |
Household members (7 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Thomas | Sherriff | Head | Married | 40 | 1841 | Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland | |
Jessie | Leslie | Wife | Married | 35 | 1846 | Tealing, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland | |
Margaret | Leslie | Daughter | - | 7 | 1874 | Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland | |
Agnes | Leslie | Daughter | - | 6 | 1875 | Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland | |
George | Paton | Boarder | Unmarried | 41 | 1840 | Perthshire, Scotland | |
George | Schollay | Boarder | Unmarried | 22 | 1859 | Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland | |
Matilda | Mortimer | Visitor | - | 12 | 1869 | Tealing, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland |
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