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Household of Edwin E Sheppard (born 1839, Dorset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sherborne, Dorset, 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.

Edwin E Sheppard and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Edwin E Sheppard, born in 1839 in Sherborne, Dorset, consisted of 9 members. Edwin E was the head of the household, married to Rebecca Sheppard, born in 1838 in Bere Regis, Dorset, England. They had 5 children; Annie M (born 1868 in Piddletrenthide, Dorset, England), Henry W (born 1870 in Godmanstone, Dorset, England), Rebecca W (born 1875 in Chetnole, Dorset, England), Edwin E (born 1876 in Chetnole, Dorset, England) and Georgina C (born 1879 in Chetnole, Dorset, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Edwin E's Mother, Rebecca (born 1808 in Bere Regis, Dorset, England) and Edwin E's Visitor, Annie B (born 1869 in Pennard, Somerset, England).


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Edwin E Sheppard's household

Male

Edwin E

Sheppard

Head
Female

Rebecca

Sheppard

Wife
Female

Annie M

Sheppard

Daughter
Male

Henry W

Sheppard

Son
Female

Rebecca W

Sheppard

Daughter
Male

Edwin E

Sheppard

Son
Female

Georgina C

Sheppard

Daughter
Female

Rebecca

Cox

Mother
Female

Annie B

Goff

Visitor
First name(s) Edwin E
Last name Sheppard
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Sherborne, Dorset, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Edwin E

Sheppard

Head

Married

42

1839

Sherborne, Dorset, England

Rebecca

Sheppard

Wife

Married

43

1838

Bere Regis, Dorset, England

Annie M

Sheppard

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Piddletrenthide, Dorset, England

Henry W

Sheppard

Son

Single

11

1870

Godmanstone, Dorset, England

Rebecca W

Sheppard

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Chetnole, Dorset, England

Edwin E

Sheppard

Son

Single

5

1876

Chetnole, Dorset, England

Georgina C

Sheppard

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Chetnole, Dorset, England

Rebecca

Cox

Mother

Widow

73

1808

Bere Regis, Dorset, England

Annie B

Goff

Visitor

Single

12

1869

Pennard, Somerset, England

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