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Household of George Shepherd (born 1842, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Barrow in Furness, 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 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of George Shepherd, born in 1842 in Manchester, Lancashire, consisted of 10 members. George was the head of the household, married to Mary Alice Shepherd, born in 1844 in Manchester, Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; Margaret (born 1865 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Thomas (born 1867 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Mary Alice (born 1870 in Manchester, Lancashire, England) and Sarah Ann (born 1874 in Barrow, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were George's Boarder, John (born 1865 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), George's Boarder, Robert (born 1843 in Stockport, Cheshire, England), George's Boarder, Joseph (born 1851 in Ireland) and George's Boarder, Henry (born 1854 in Ireland).


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George Shepherd's household

Male

George

Shepherd

Head
Female

Mary Alice

Shepherd

Wife
Female

Margaret

Shepherd

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Shepherd

Son
Female

Mary Alice

Shepherd

Daughter
Female

Sarah Ann

Shepherd

Daughter
Male

John

Johnson

Boarder
Male

Robert

Marshall

Boarder
Male

Joseph

Malloy

Boarder
Male

Henry

Shields

Boarder
First name(s) George
Last name Shepherd
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Manchester, Lancashire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

George

Shepherd

Head

Married

39

1842

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Mary Alice

Shepherd

Wife

Married

37

1844

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Shepherd

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Shepherd

Son

Single

14

1867

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Mary Alice

Shepherd

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Sarah Ann

Shepherd

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Barrow, Lancashire, England

John

Johnson

Boarder

Single

16

1865

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Robert

Marshall

Boarder

Widower

38

1843

Stockport, Cheshire, England

Joseph

Malloy

Boarder

Single

30

1851

Ireland

Henry

Shields

Boarder

Single

27

1854

Ireland

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