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Household of William Sheriff (born 1835, Forfarshire (Angus))
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Monifieth, 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 Sheriff and 4 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Sheriff, born in 1835 in Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 5 members. William was the head of the household, widower. He had 2 children; James (born 1869 in Monikie, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and William (born 1873 in Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Servant, Mary (born 1829 in Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and William's Visitor, Betty (born 1806 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).
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William Sheriff's household
William
Sheriff
Head
James
Sheriff
Son
William
Sheriff
Son
Mary
Reid
Servant
Betty
Smith
Visitor
| First name(s) | William |
| Last name | Sheriff |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Widower |
| Age | 46 |
| Birth year | 1835 |
| Birth place | Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland |
Household members (5 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
William | Sheriff | Head | Widower | 46 | 1835 | Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland | |
James | Sheriff | Son | - | 12 | 1869 | Monikie, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland | |
William | Sheriff | Son | - | 8 | 1873 | Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland | |
Mary | Reid | Servant | Unmarried | 52 | 1829 | Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland | |
Betty | Smith | Visitor | Widow | 75 | 1806 | Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland |
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