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Household of Edward W Shephard (born 1844, Essex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West Ham, London,Essex, 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 W Shephard and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Edward W Shephard, born in 1844 in Plaistow, Essex, consisted of 9 members. Edward W was the head of the household, married to Rebecca Shephard, born in 1852 in London, Middlesex, England. They had 6 children; Mary A (born 1871 in Plaistow, Essex, England), Joseph E (born 1874 in Plaistow, Essex, England), Henry (born 1876 in Plaistow, Essex, England), Edward W (born 1878 in Plaistow, Essex, England), Rosina R (born 1880 in Plaistow, Essex, England) and John (born 1845 in -).
During the period, also present in the household was Edward W's Lodger, Mary Ward, born in 1812 in Ireland.


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Edward W Shephard's household

Male

Edward W

Shephard

Head
Female

Rebecca

Shephard

Wife
Female

Mary A

Shephard

Daughter
Male

Joseph E

Shephard

Son
Male

Henry

Shephard

Son
Male

Edward W

Shephard

Son
Female

Rosina R

Shephard

Daughter
Female

Mary

Ward

Lodger
Male

John

Ward

Son
First name(s) Edward W
Last name Shephard
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Plaistow, Essex, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Edward W

Shephard

Head

Married

37

1844

Plaistow, Essex, England

Rebecca

Shephard

Wife

Married

29

1852

London, Middlesex, England

Mary A

Shephard

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Plaistow, Essex, England

Joseph E

Shephard

Son

Single

7

1874

Plaistow, Essex, England

Henry

Shephard

Son

Single

5

1876

Plaistow, Essex, England

Edward W

Shephard

Son

Single

3

1878

Plaistow, Essex, England

Rosina R

Shephard

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Plaistow, Essex, England

Mary

Ward

Lodger

Widow

69

1812

Ireland

John

Ward

Son

Married

36

1845

-

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