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Household of David Shepherd (born 1835, Glamorganshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales

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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.

David Shepherd and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of David Shepherd, born in 1835 in Penrice, Glamorganshire, consisted of 10 members. David was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Shepherd, born in 1838 in Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales. They had 6 children; William R (born 1861 in Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales), Emily G (born 1865 in Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales), Florence A M (born 1868 in Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales), Edgar D (born 1871 in Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales), Gertrude E (born 1873 in Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales) and Leonard H (born 1881 in Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales).
During the period, also present in the household were David's Servant, Mary (born 1857 in Cheddar, Somerset, England) and David's Servant, Alice (born 1863 in Newport, Monmouthshire, Wales).


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David Shepherd's household

Male

David

Shepherd

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Shepherd

Wife
Male

William R

Shepherd

Son
Female

Emily G

Shepherd

Daughter
Female

Florence A M

Shepherd

Daughter
Male

Edgar D

Shepherd

Son
Female

Gertrude E

Shepherd

Daughter
Male

Leonard H

Shepherd

Son
Female

Mary

Cottrell

Servant
Female

Alice

Picton

Servant
First name(s) David
Last name Shepherd
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place Penrice, Glamorganshire, Wales

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

David

Shepherd

Head

Married

46

1835

Penrice, Glamorganshire, Wales

Elizabeth

Shepherd

Wife

Married

43

1838

Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales

William R

Shepherd

Son

Single

20

1861

Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales

Emily G

Shepherd

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales

Florence A M

Shepherd

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales

Edgar D

Shepherd

Son

Single

10

1871

Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales

Gertrude E

Shepherd

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales

Leonard H

Shepherd

Son

Single

0

1881

Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales

Mary

Cottrell

Servant

Single

24

1857

Cheddar, Somerset, England

Alice

Picton

Servant

Single

18

1863

Newport, Monmouthshire, Wales

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