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Household of Abel Shepherd (born 1829, Buckinghamshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bolton, Lancashire, England

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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.

Abel Shepherd and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Abel Shepherd, born in 1829 in Buckingham, Buckinghamshire, consisted of 9 members. Abel was the head of the household, married to Sarah Shepherd, born in 1830 in Lancashire, England. They had 7 children; Eliza (born 1861 in Lancashire, England), Alice (born 1864 in Lancashire, England), William (born 1867 in Lancashire, England), Sarah (born 1870 in Lancashire, England), Walter (born 1872 in Lancashire, England), James (born 1875 in Lancashire, England) and Thomas (born 1878 in Lancashire, England).


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Abel Shepherd's household

Male

Abel

Shepherd

Head
Female

Sarah

Shepherd

Wife
Female

Eliza

Shepherd

Daughter
Female

Alice

Shepherd

Daughter
Male

William

Shepherd

Son
Female

Sarah

Shepherd

Daughter
Male

Walter

Shepherd

Son
Male

James

Shepherd

Son
Male

Thomas

Shepherd

Son
First name(s) Abel
Last name Shepherd
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 52
Birth year 1829
Birth place Buckingham, Buckinghamshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Abel

Shepherd

Head

Married

52

1829

Buckingham, Buckinghamshire, England

Sarah

Shepherd

Wife

Married

51

1830

Lancashire, England

Eliza

Shepherd

Daughter

Single

20

1861

Lancashire, England

Alice

Shepherd

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Lancashire, England

William

Shepherd

Son

Single

14

1867

Lancashire, England

Sarah

Shepherd

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Lancashire, England

Walter

Shepherd

Son

Single

9

1872

Lancashire, England

James

Shepherd

Son

Single

6

1875

Lancashire, England

Thomas

Shepherd

Son

Single

3

1878

Lancashire, England

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