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Household of George Shepherd (born 1840, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Lancaster, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of George Shepherd, born in 1840 in Thornton in Lonsdale, Yorkshire, consisted of 9 members. George was the head of the household, married to Mary Shepherd, born in 1844 in Westhouse, Yorkshire, England. They had 6 children; Gertrude (born 1869 in Trowbridge, Wiltshire, England), James (born 1871 in Trowbridge, Wiltshire, England), Thomas H (born 1873 in Southport, Lancashire, England), William E (born 1877 in Scotforth, Lancashire, England), Florence (born 1879 in Scotforth, Lancashire, England) and John Windle (born 1875 in Accrington, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was George's Boarder, Robert Wheeler, born in 1881 in Scotforth, Lancashire, England.


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George Shepherd's household

Male

George

Shepherd

Head
Female

Mary

Shepherd

Wife
Female

Gertrude

Shepherd

Daughter
Male

James

Shepherd

Son
Male

Thomas H

Shepherd

Son
Male

William E

Shepherd

Son
Female

Florence

Shepherd

Daughter
Male

John Windle

Shepherd

Son
Male

Robert

Wheeler

Boarder
First name(s) George
Last name Shepherd
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Thornton in Lonsdale, Yorkshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

George

Shepherd

Head

Married

41

1840

Thornton in Lonsdale, Yorkshire, England

Mary

Shepherd

Wife

Married

37

1844

Westhouse, Yorkshire, England

Gertrude

Shepherd

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Trowbridge, Wiltshire, England

James

Shepherd

Son

Single

10

1871

Trowbridge, Wiltshire, England

Thomas H

Shepherd

Son

Single

8

1873

Southport, Lancashire, England

William E

Shepherd

Son

Single

4

1877

Scotforth, Lancashire, England

Florence

Shepherd

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Scotforth, Lancashire, England

John Windle

Shepherd

Son

Single

6

1875

Accrington, Lancashire, England

Robert

Wheeler

Boarder

Single

0

1881

Scotforth, Lancashire, England

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