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Household of William Herd (born 1843, Fife)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Buckhaven, Fife, 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.

William Herd and 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Herd, born in 1843 in Fife, consisted of 12 members. William was the head of the household, married to Jane Herd, born in 1839 in St Andrews, Fife, Scotland. They had 10 children; Archibald (born 1862 in St Andrews, Fife, Scotland), Charles (born 1864 in St Andrews, Fife, Scotland), Helen (born 1865 in St Andrews, Fife, Scotland), Christina (born 1866 in St Andrews, Fife, Scotland), William (born 1867 in St Andrews, Fife, Scotland), Alexander (born 1869 in Fife, Scotland), John (born 1871 in Fife, Scotland), David (born 1875 in Fife, Scotland), Jane (born 1876 in Fife, Scotland) and James (born 1880 in Fife, Scotland).


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William Herd's household

Male

William

Herd

Head
Female

Jane

Herd

Wife
Male

Archibald

Herd

Son
Male

Charles

Herd

Son
Female

Helen

Herd

Daughter
Female

Christina

Herd

Daughter
Male

William

Herd

Son
Male

Alexander

Herd

Son
Male

John

Herd

Son
Male

David

Herd

Son
Female

Jane

Herd

Daughter
Male

James

Herd

Son
First name(s) William
Last name Herd
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Fife, Scotland

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Herd

Head

Married

38

1843

Fife, Scotland

Jane

Herd

Wife

Married

42

1839

St Andrews, Fife, Scotland

Archibald

Herd

Son

Unmarried

19

1862

St Andrews, Fife, Scotland

Charles

Herd

Son

Unmarried

17

1864

St Andrews, Fife, Scotland

Helen

Herd

Daughter

Unmarried

16

1865

St Andrews, Fife, Scotland

Christina

Herd

Daughter

-

15

1866

St Andrews, Fife, Scotland

William

Herd

Son

-

14

1867

St Andrews, Fife, Scotland

Alexander

Herd

Son

-

12

1869

Fife, Scotland

John

Herd

Son

-

10

1871

Fife, Scotland

David

Herd

Son

-

6

1875

Fife, Scotland

Jane

Herd

Daughter

-

5

1876

Fife, Scotland

James

Herd

Son

-

1

1880

Fife, Scotland

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