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Household of William Shepherd (born 1844, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Echt, 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.

William Shepherd and 12 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Shepherd, born in 1844 in Cluny, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 13 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary Shepherd, born in 1845 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 8 children; Mary (born 1868 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Robert (born 1869 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Barbara (born 1871 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland), William (born 1872 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Andrew (born 1875 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Jessie (born 1876 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland), James (born 1878 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and John (born 1880 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were William's -, Alexander (born 1867 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland), William's Visitor, James (born 1851 in Fyvie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and William's Servant, Mary (born 1855 in Marnoch, Banffshire, Scotland).


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William Shepherd's household

Male

William

Shepherd

Head
Female

Mary

Shepherd

Wife
Male

Alexander

Shepherd

-
Female

Mary

Shepherd

Daughter
Male

Robert

Shepherd

Son
Female

Barbara

Shepherd

Daughter
Male

William

Shepherd

Son
Male

Andrew

Shepherd

Son
Female

Jessie

Shepherd

Daughter
Male

James

Shepherd

Son
Male

John

Shepherd

Son
Male

James

Burr

Visitor
Female

Mary

Rannie

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Shepherd
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Cluny, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (13 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Shepherd

Head

Married

37

1844

Cluny, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Mary

Shepherd

Wife

Married

36

1845

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Alexander

Shepherd

-

Unmarried

14

1867

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Mary

Shepherd

Daughter

Unmarried

13

1868

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Robert

Shepherd

Son

-

12

1869

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Barbara

Shepherd

Daughter

-

10

1871

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

William

Shepherd

Son

-

9

1872

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Andrew

Shepherd

Son

-

6

1875

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Jessie

Shepherd

Daughter

-

5

1876

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

James

Shepherd

Son

-

3

1878

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

John

Shepherd

Son

-

1

1880

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

James

Burr

Visitor

Unmarried

30

1851

Fyvie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Mary

Rannie

Servant

Unmarried

26

1855

Marnoch, Banffshire, Scotland

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