Skip to content
  • Start free trial
An original census record

Start a free trial to view

Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

Household of George Sheppard (born 1839, Sussex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Croydon, Surrey, England

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

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 Sheppard and 6 other people are on this record

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

In the 1881 Census, the household of George Sheppard, born in 1839 in Brighton, Sussex, consisted of 7 members. George was the head of the household, married to Mary A Sheppard, born in 1839 in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England. They had 4 children; Elizabeth (born 1866 in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England), Henry (born 1875 in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England), Edith (born 1878 in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England) and Emily (born 1881 in Croydon, Surrey, England).
During the period, also present in the household was George's Lodger, William Musselwhite, born in 1835 in Downton.


Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

George Sheppard's household

Male

George

Sheppard

Head
Female

Mary A

Sheppard

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

Sheppard

Daughter
Male

Henry

Sheppard

Son
Female

Edith

Sheppard

Daughter
Female

Emily

Sheppard

Daughter
Male

William

Musselwhite

Lodger
First name(s) George
Last name Sheppard
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Brighton, Sussex, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

George

Sheppard

Head

Married

42

1839

Brighton, Sussex, England

Mary A

Sheppard

Wife

Married

42

1839

Portsmouth, Hampshire, England

Elizabeth

Sheppard

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Portsmouth, Hampshire, England

Henry

Sheppard

Son

Single

6

1875

Portsmouth, Hampshire, England

Edith

Sheppard

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Portsmouth, Hampshire, England

Emily

Sheppard

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Croydon, Surrey, England

William

Musselwhite

Lodger

Single

46

1835

Downton

Explore Findmypast's newspaper collections

Explore the 1881 Census and millions of historical records for free with Findmypast. Find out more about the household of George Sheppard in Croydon in 1881, and follow the Sheppard family through time in other national records, newspapers and more.

We've found family trees for George Sheppard

We’ve found George Sheppard in 366 family trees. Find out more about George Sheppard's household and view the Sheppard family in family trees created by Findmypast members.

Not who you're looking for?

Other households on nearby pages of the 1881 Census