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Household of William Herschell (born 1845, Forfarshire (Angus))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Clement, 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.

William Herschell and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Herschell, born in 1845 in St Vigeans, Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Herschell, born in 1845 in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland. They had 7 children; Ann (born 1867 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), William (born 1870 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), James (born 1872 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1874 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Isabell (born 1876 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Alexander (born 1878 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and David (born 1881 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).


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William Herschell's household

Male

William

Herschell

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Herschell

Wife
Female

Ann

Herschell

Daughter
Male

William

Herschell

Son
Male

James

Herschell

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Herschell

Daughter
Female

Isabell

Herschell

Daughter
Male

Alexander

Herschell

Son
Male

David

Herschell

Son
First name(s) William
Last name Herschell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place St Vigeans, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Herschell

Head

Married

36

1845

St Vigeans, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Elizabeth

Herschell

Wife

Married

36

1845

Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Ann

Herschell

Daughter

-

14

1867

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

William

Herschell

Son

-

11

1870

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

James

Herschell

Son

-

9

1872

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Elizabeth

Herschell

Daughter

-

7

1874

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Isabell

Herschell

Daughter

-

5

1876

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Alexander

Herschell

Son

-

3

1878

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

David

Herschell

Son

-

0

1881

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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