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Household of Bruce Shepherd (born 1849, Renfrewshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Govan Church, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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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.

Bruce Shepherd and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Bruce Shepherd, born in 1849 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, consisted of 9 members. Bruce was the head of the household, married to Sarah Shepherd, born in 1852 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Cath (born 1872 in England), Alexander (born 1874 in England), Mary Jane (born 1875 in England), Bruce (born 1877 in Govan, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and Agnes (born 1879 in Govan, Renfrewshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Bruce's Boarder, Peter (born 1868 in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland) and Bruce's Boarder, John (born 1859 in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland).


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Bruce Shepherd's household

Male

Bruce

Shepherd

Head
Female

Sarah

Shepherd

Wife
Female

Cath

Shepherd

Daughter
Male

Alexander

Shepherd

Son
Female

Mary Jane

Shepherd

Daughter
Male

Bruce

Shepherd

Son
Female

Agnes

Shepherd

Daughter
Male

Peter

Shaw

Boarder
Male

John

Gellatly

Boarder
First name(s) Bruce
Last name Shepherd
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 32
Birth year 1849
Birth place Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Bruce

Shepherd

Head

Married

32

1849

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Sarah

Shepherd

Wife

Married

29

1852

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Cath

Shepherd

Daughter

Unmarried

9

1872

England

Alexander

Shepherd

Son

Unmarried

7

1874

England

Mary Jane

Shepherd

Daughter

Unmarried

6

1875

England

Bruce

Shepherd

Son

Unmarried

4

1877

Govan, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Agnes

Shepherd

Daughter

Unmarried

2

1879

Govan, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Peter

Shaw

Boarder

Unmarried

13

1868

Perth, Perthshire, Scotland

John

Gellatly

Boarder

Unmarried

22

1859

Perth, Perthshire, Scotland

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