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Household of Alexander Shepherd (born 1818)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bradford, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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.

Alexander Shepherd and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Shepherd, born in 1818 in , consisted of 8 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Ruth Shepherd, born in 1821 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England. They had 4 children; Alexander (born 1853 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England), George W (born 1858 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England), Annie (born 1860 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England) and Emily J (born 1864 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Alexander's Servant, Grace (born 1861 in Darley, Yorkshire, England) and Alexander's Boarder, Harriet S (born 1856 in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England).


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Alexander Shepherd's household

Male

Alexander

Shepherd

Head
Female

Ruth

Shepherd

Wife
Male

Alexander

Shepherd

Son
Male

George W

Shepherd

Son
Female

Annie

Shepherd

Daughter
Female

Emily J

Shepherd

Daughter
Female

Grace

Armstead

Servant
Female

Harriet S

Newman

Boarder
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Shepherd
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 63
Birth year 1818
Birth place Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Shepherd

Head

Married

63

1818

Scotland

Ruth

Shepherd

Wife

Married

60

1821

Bradford, Yorkshire, England

Alexander

Shepherd

Son

Single

28

1853

Bradford, Yorkshire, England

George W

Shepherd

Son

Single

23

1858

Bradford, Yorkshire, England

Annie

Shepherd

Daughter

Single

21

1860

Bradford, Yorkshire, England

Emily J

Shepherd

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Bradford, Yorkshire, England

Grace

Armstead

Servant

Single

20

1861

Darley, Yorkshire, England

Harriet S

Newman

Boarder

Single

25

1856

Bristol, Gloucestershire, England

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