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Household of Benjamin C Sheppard (born 1847, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Pontefract, 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.

Benjamin C Sheppard and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Benjamin C Sheppard, born in 1847 in Pontefract, Yorkshire, consisted of 7 members. Benjamin C was the head of the household, married to Emma Sheppard, born in 1846 in Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England. They had 5 children; Ann E (born 1873 in Pontefract, Yorkshire, England), Benjamin (born 1875 in Pontefract, Yorkshire, England), Rachael M (born 1877 in Pontefract, Yorkshire, England), Matilda (born 1879 in Pontefract, Yorkshire, England) and Emma (born 1880 in Pontefract, Yorkshire, England).


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Benjamin C Sheppard's household

Male

Benjamin C

Sheppard

Head
Female

Emma

Sheppard

Wife
Female

Ann E

Sheppard

Daughter
Male

Benjamin

Sheppard

Son
Female

Rachael M

Sheppard

Daughter
Female

Matilda

Sheppard

Daughter
Female

Emma

Sheppard

Daughter
First name(s) Benjamin C
Last name Sheppard
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Pontefract, Yorkshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Benjamin C

Sheppard

Head

Married

34

1847

Pontefract, Yorkshire, England

Emma

Sheppard

Wife

Married

35

1846

Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England

Ann E

Sheppard

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Pontefract, Yorkshire, England

Benjamin

Sheppard

Son

Single

6

1875

Pontefract, Yorkshire, England

Rachael M

Sheppard

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Pontefract, Yorkshire, England

Matilda

Sheppard

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Pontefract, Yorkshire, England

Emma

Sheppard

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Pontefract, Yorkshire, England

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