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Household of Edward Shepherd (born 1850, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chorlton, Lancashire, 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.

Edward Shepherd and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Edward Shepherd, born in 1850 in Manchester, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. Edward was the head of the household, married to Emma Shepherd, born in 1850 in Manchester, Lancashire, England. They had 3 children; Edward (born 1873 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), John (born 1876 in Chorley, Lancashire, England) and Henry (born 1877 in Manchester, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Edward's Lodger Head, George A (born 1860 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Edward's Lodger Wife, Louisa (born 1861 in Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England) and Edward's Lodger Son, George A (born 1881 in Manchester, Lancashire, England).


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Edward Shepherd's household

Male

Edward

Shepherd

Head
Female

Emma

Shepherd

Wife
Male

Edward

Shepherd

Son
Male

John

Shepherd

Son
Male

Henry

Shepherd

Son
Male

George A

Leith

Lodger Head
Female

Louisa

Leith

Lodger Wife
Male

George A

Leith

Lodger Son
First name(s) Edward
Last name Shepherd
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 31
Birth year 1850
Birth place Manchester, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Edward

Shepherd

Head

Married

31

1850

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Emma

Shepherd

Wife

Married

31

1850

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Edward

Shepherd

Son

Single

8

1873

Manchester, Lancashire, England

John

Shepherd

Son

Single

5

1876

Chorley, Lancashire, England

Henry

Shepherd

Son

Single

4

1877

Manchester, Lancashire, England

George A

Leith

Lodger Head

Married

21

1860

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Louisa

Leith

Lodger Wife

Married

20

1861

Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England

George A

Leith

Lodger Son

Single

0

1881

Manchester, Lancashire, England

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