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Household of Ellen Sheppard (born 1846, Dorset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Yeovil, Somerset, 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.

Ellen Sheppard and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Ellen Sheppard, born in 1846 in Lyme Regis, Dorset, consisted of 9 members. Ellen was the head of the household, widow. She had 2 children; Minnie (born 1871 in Stoford, Somerset, England) and Nellie (born 1874 in Stoford, Somerset, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Ellen's Boarder, Jane (born 1853 in Guildford, Surrey, England), Ellen's Boarder, Ellen (born 1855 in Oxford, Oxfordshire, England), Ellen's Boarder, Elizabeth (born 1856 in Rackenford, Devon, England), Ellen's Boarder, Charlotte L (born 1853 in London, Middlesex, England), Ellen's Boarder, Jessie (born 1859 in Margate, Kent, England) and Ellen's Boarder, Effie (born 1860 in Maidstone, Kent, England).


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Ellen Sheppard's household

Female

Ellen

Sheppard

Head
Female

Minnie

Sheppard

Daughter
Female

Nellie

Sheppard

Daughter
Female

Jane

Gaff

Boarder
Female

Ellen

Chapman

Boarder
Female

Elizabeth

Hawkins

Boarder
Female

Charlotte L

Halseon

Boarder
Female

Jessie

Paramour

Boarder
Female

Effie

Thorogood

Boarder
First name(s) Ellen
Last name Sheppard
Relationship Head
Marital status Widow
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Lyme Regis, Dorset, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Ellen

Sheppard

Head

Widow

35

1846

Lyme Regis, Dorset, England

Minnie

Sheppard

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Stoford, Somerset, England

Nellie

Sheppard

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Stoford, Somerset, England

Jane

Gaff

Boarder

Single

28

1853

Guildford, Surrey, England

Ellen

Chapman

Boarder

Single

26

1855

Oxford, Oxfordshire, England

Elizabeth

Hawkins

Boarder

Single

25

1856

Rackenford, Devon, England

Charlotte L

Halseon

Boarder

Single

28

1853

London, Middlesex, England

Jessie

Paramour

Boarder

Single

22

1859

Margate, Kent, England

Effie

Thorogood

Boarder

Single

21

1860

Maidstone, Kent, England

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