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Household of Benjamin Shepherd (born 1850, Somerset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Barton Regis, Gloucestershire, 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 Shepherd and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Benjamin Shepherd, born in 1850 in Somerset, consisted of 9 members. Benjamin was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Shepherd, born in 1848 in East Budleigh, Devon, England. They had 1 child; Bessie, born 1880 in Bristol, St Philip, Gloucestershire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were Benjamin's Apprentice, Alice E M (born 1864 in Canada), Benjamin's Apprentice, Mary C (born 1864 in Bedminster, Somerset, England), Benjamin's Apprentice, Mary (born 1867 in Bristol, St Philip, Gloucestershire, England), Benjamin's Apprentice, Jane (born 1861 in Exford, Somerset, England), Benjamin's Servant, Ada M (born 1863 in Newport, Monmouthshire, Wales) and Benjamin's Servant, Ada E (born 1869 in Bedminster, Somerset, England).


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Benjamin Shepherd's household

Male

Benjamin

Shepherd

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Shepherd

Wife
Female

Bessie

Shepherd

Daughter
Female

Alice E M

Smith

Apprentice
Female

Mary C

Graves

Apprentice
Female

Mary

Rowland

Apprentice
Female

Jane

Parish

Apprentice
Female

Ada M

Trace

Servant
Female

Ada E

Bellringer

Servant
First name(s) Benjamin
Last name Shepherd
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 31
Birth year 1850
Birth place Somerset, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Benjamin

Shepherd

Head

Married

31

1850

Somerset, England

Elizabeth

Shepherd

Wife

Married

33

1848

East Budleigh, Devon, England

Bessie

Shepherd

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Bristol, St Philip, Gloucestershire, England

Alice E M

Smith

Apprentice

Single

17

1864

Canada

Mary C

Graves

Apprentice

Single

17

1864

Bedminster, Somerset, England

Mary

Rowland

Apprentice

Single

14

1867

Bristol, St Philip, Gloucestershire, England

Jane

Parish

Apprentice

Single

20

1861

Exford, Somerset, England

Ada M

Trace

Servant

Single

18

1863

Newport, Monmouthshire, Wales

Ada E

Bellringer

Servant

Single

12

1869

Bedminster, Somerset, England

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