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Household of William Shepherd (born 1841, Aberdeenshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Old Machar, 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 7 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Shepherd, born in 1841 in Belhelvie, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Helen Shepherd, born in 1850 in Stonehaven, Kincardineshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Jessie (born 1872 in Belhelvie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), James (born 1873 in Belhelvie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Mary A (born 1874 in Belhelvie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Helen (born 1877 in Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Alexander J (born 1880 in Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Mother, Jessie Shepherd, born in 1800 in Dyce, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.
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William Shepherd's household
William
Shepherd
Head
Helen
Shepherd
Wife
Jessie
Shepherd
Daughter
James
Shepherd
Son
Mary A
Shepherd
Daughter
Helen
Shepherd
Daughter
Alexander J
Shepherd
Son
Jessie
Shepherd
Mother
| First name(s) | William |
| Last name | Shepherd |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 40 |
| Birth year | 1841 |
| Birth place | Belhelvie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland |
Household members (8 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
William | Shepherd | Head | Married | 40 | 1841 | Belhelvie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
Helen | Shepherd | Wife | Married | 31 | 1850 | Stonehaven, Kincardineshire, Scotland | |
Jessie | Shepherd | Daughter | - | 9 | 1872 | Belhelvie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
James | Shepherd | Son | - | 8 | 1873 | Belhelvie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
Mary A | Shepherd | Daughter | - | 7 | 1874 | Belhelvie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
Helen | Shepherd | Daughter | - | 4 | 1877 | Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
Alexander J | Shepherd | Son | - | 1 | 1880 | Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
Jessie | Shepherd | Mother | Widow | 81 | 1800 | Dyce, Aberdeenshire, Scotland |
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