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Household of William Sherriff (born 1831)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Georges, Midlothian, 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 Sherriff and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Sherriff, born in 1831 in , consisted of 5 members. William was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Sherriff, born in 1836 in Ireland. They had 2 children; James (born 1861 in St Cuthbert's, Midlothian, Scotland) and Peter (born 1857 in St Cuthbert's, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Step Son, Colin McNaughton, born in 1851 in St Cuthbert's, Midlothian, Scotland.


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William Sherriff's household

Male

William

Sherriff

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Sherriff

Wife
Male

Colin

McNaughton

Step Son
Male

James

Sherriff

Son
Male

Peter

Sherriff

Son
First name(s) William
Last name Sherriff
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Ireland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Sherriff

Head

Married

50

1831

Ireland

Elizabeth

Sherriff

Wife

Married

45

1836

Ireland

Colin

McNaughton

Step Son

Unmarried

30

1851

St Cuthbert's, Midlothian, Scotland

James

Sherriff

Son

Unmarried

20

1861

St Cuthbert's, Midlothian, Scotland

Peter

Sherriff

Son

Unmarried

24

1857

St Cuthbert's, Midlothian, Scotland

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