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Household of Abraham Shepherd (born 1838, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Haslingden, 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.

Abraham Shepherd and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Abraham Shepherd, born in 1838 in Newchurch, Lancashire, consisted of 9 members. Abraham was the head of the household, married to Sarah A Shepherd, born in 1838 in Newchurch, Lancashire, England. They had 5 children; James (born 1865 in Newchurch, Lancashire, England), Rhoda (born 1868 in Newchurch, Lancashire, England), Clara (born 1870 in Newchurch, Lancashire, England), Bertha (born 1876 in Newchurch, Lancashire, England) and Edith (born 1880 in Newchurch, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Abraham's Servant, Sarah Jane (born 1857 in Abersychan, Monmouthshire, Wales) and Abraham's Servant, Clara (born 1860 in Bickerstaffe, Lancashire, England).


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Abraham Shepherd's household

Male

Abraham

Shepherd

Head
Female

Sarah A

Shepherd

Wife
Male

James

Shepherd

Son
Female

Rhoda

Shepherd

Daughter
Female

Clara

Shepherd

Daughter
Female

Bertha

Shepherd

Daughter
Female

Edith

Shepherd

Daughter
Female

Sarah Jane

Maden

Servant
Female

Clara

Cattrall

Servant
First name(s) Abraham
Last name Shepherd
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Newchurch, Lancashire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Abraham

Shepherd

Head

Married

43

1838

Newchurch, Lancashire, England

Sarah A

Shepherd

Wife

Married

43

1838

Newchurch, Lancashire, England

James

Shepherd

Son

Single

16

1865

Newchurch, Lancashire, England

Rhoda

Shepherd

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Newchurch, Lancashire, England

Clara

Shepherd

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Newchurch, Lancashire, England

Bertha

Shepherd

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Newchurch, Lancashire, England

Edith

Shepherd

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Newchurch, Lancashire, England

Sarah Jane

Maden

Servant

Single

24

1857

Abersychan, Monmouthshire, Wales

Clara

Cattrall

Servant

Single

21

1860

Bickerstaffe, Lancashire, England

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