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Household of George Shepherd (born 1841, Oxfordshire)

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.

George Shepherd and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of George Shepherd, born in 1841 in Aston, Oxfordshire, consisted of 8 members. George was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Shepherd, born in 1849 in Fairfield, Gloucestershire, England. They had 5 children; Sarah A (born 1872 in Cadishead, Lancashire, England), James R (born 1875 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Mary J (born 1877 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Selina (born 1879 in Manchester, Lancashire, England) and Gertrude (born 1881 in Manchester, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was George's Servant, Mary Jones, born in 1866 in Manchester, Lancashire, England.


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George Shepherd's household

Male

George

Shepherd

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Shepherd

Wife
Female

Sarah A

Shepherd

Daughter
Male

James R

Shepherd

Son
Female

Mary J

Shepherd

Daughter
Female

Selina

Shepherd

Daughter
Female

Gertrude

Shepherd

Daughter
Female

Mary

Jones

Servant
First name(s) George
Last name Shepherd
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Aston, Oxfordshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

George

Shepherd

Head

Married

40

1841

Aston, Oxfordshire, England

Elizabeth

Shepherd

Wife

Married

32

1849

Fairfield, Gloucestershire, England

Sarah A

Shepherd

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Cadishead, Lancashire, England

James R

Shepherd

Son

Single

6

1875

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Mary J

Shepherd

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Selina

Shepherd

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Gertrude

Shepherd

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Mary

Jones

Servant

Single

15

1866

Manchester, Lancashire, England

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