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Household of Dorcas Shepherd (born 1821, Cornwall)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Columb, Cornwall, 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.
Dorcas Shepherd and 6 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Dorcas Shepherd, born in 1821 in Blisland, Cornwall, consisted of 7 members. Dorcas was the head of the household, widow. She had 1 child; Emma, born 1847 in St Issey, Cornwall, England. She had 3 grandchildren; Emily (born 1871 in Padstow, Cornwall, England), Thomas H (born 1873 in Padstow, Cornwall, England) and Edith (born 1875 in Padstow, Cornwall, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Dorcas's Son In Law, Henry (born 1840 in Padstow, Cornwall, England) and Dorcas's Servant, William H (born 1860 in St Breock, Cornwall, England).
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Dorcas Shepherd's household
Dorcas
Shepherd
Head
Henry
Apps
Son In Law
Emma
Apps
Daughter
Emily
Apps
Grand Daughter
Thomas H
Apps
Grand Son
Edith
Apps
Grand Daughter
William H
Pinch
Servant
| First name(s) | Dorcas |
| Last name | Shepherd |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Widow |
| Age | 60 |
| Birth year | 1821 |
| Birth place | Blisland, Cornwall, England |
Household members (7 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Dorcas | Shepherd | Head | Widow | 60 | 1821 | Blisland, Cornwall, England | |
Henry | Apps | Son In Law | Married | 41 | 1840 | Padstow, Cornwall, England | |
Emma | Apps | Daughter | Married | 34 | 1847 | St Issey, Cornwall, England | |
Emily | Apps | Grand Daughter | Single | 10 | 1871 | Padstow, Cornwall, England | |
Thomas H | Apps | Grand Son | Single | 8 | 1873 | Padstow, Cornwall, England | |
Edith | Apps | Grand Daughter | Single | 6 | 1875 | Padstow, Cornwall, England | |
William H | Pinch | Servant | Single | 21 | 1860 | St Breock, Cornwall, England |
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