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Household of William Shepherd (born 1841, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Durris, Kincardineshire, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Shepherd, born in 1841 in Old Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Barbara Shepherd, born in 1842 in Kincardineshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Alexander (born 1872 in Banchory, Kincardineshire, Scotland), John (born 1875 in Banchory, Kincardineshire, Scotland), James (born 1879 in Kincardineshire, Scotland) and Alexandrina (born 1879 in Kincardineshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Visitor, Isabella Milton, born in 1820 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.


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William Shepherd's household

Male

William

Shepherd

Head
Female

Barbara

Shepherd

Wife
Male

Alexander

Shepherd

Son
Male

John

Shepherd

Son
Male

James

Shepherd

Son
Female

Alexandrina

Shepherd

Daughter
Female

Isabella

Milton

Visitor
First name(s) William
Last name Shepherd
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Old Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Shepherd

Head

Married

40

1841

Old Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Barbara

Shepherd

Wife

Married

39

1842

Kincardineshire, Scotland

Alexander

Shepherd

Son

Unmarried

9

1872

Banchory, Kincardineshire, Scotland

John

Shepherd

Son

Unmarried

6

1875

Banchory, Kincardineshire, Scotland

James

Shepherd

Son

Unmarried

2

1879

Kincardineshire, Scotland

Alexandrina

Shepherd

Daughter

Unmarried

2

1879

Kincardineshire, Scotland

Isabella

Milton

Visitor

Widow

61

1820

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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