Family History Research: by Lorna Flint Laughton
Alexander SHERRIFF
Abt 1850 - Yes, date unknown-
Name Alexander SHERRIFF [1] Birth Abt 1850 Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland [1] Gender Male Birth Abt 1850 Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland [1] - Since he was age 11 when the census was taken on April 7, 1861, his birth year was calculated as circa 1850.
Census 7 Apr 1861 Selkirk, Selkirkshire, Scotland [1] - He was enumerated as age 11, and born in Edinburgh. He was living with his parents, his brother, William Sherriff, and sisters, Margaret, Elizabeth and Jane Sherriff on Bogus Close. Their house had 2 rooms with one or more windows. They were enumerated as living next to the Established Church Manse.
Census 2 Apr 1871 Selkirk, Selkirkshire, Scotland [2] - He was enumerated as age 21, born in Edinburgh, Midlothian, unmarried, and a journeyman tailor. He was living with his parents, his sisters, Margaret, Elizabeth, Jane and Agnes Y. Sherriff, his neice, Ann Sherriff, and a boarder, Andrew Grieve. They lived at 23 High Street in a house of two rooms with one or more windows.
Reference Number 21.1 _TODO Open - Born c. 1850 son of Alexander & Margaret (Cairns) Sherriff in Edinburgh. Age 11 on April 7, 1861.
_UID 606B2453217D400BB74E1DE85EF83146025A Death Yes, date unknown Person ID I10814 Everyone Last Modified 1 Mar 2018
Father Alexander SHERRIFF, b. 1824, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland d. 3 Jun 1876, Selkirk, Selkirkshire, Scotland (Age 52 years) Mother Margaret CAIRNS, b. Abt 1822, Jedburgh, Roxboroughshire, Scotland d. 15 Apr 1903, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland (Age ~ 81 years) Marriage Banns Bef 29 Nov 1847 Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland [3] - They had "been three several times duly and regularly proclaimed in the parish Church of Saint Cuthbert's, in order to Marriage, and no objections offered".
Marriage 29 Nov 1847 Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland [3, 4, 5] Family ID F318 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Event Map Birth - Abt 1850 - Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland Birth - Abt 1850 - Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland = Link to Google Earth
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