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Household of Henry Shepherd (born 1839, Northumberland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in South Shields, Durham, 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.

Henry Shepherd and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Henry Shepherd, born in 1839 in North Shields, Northumberland, consisted of 9 members. Henry was the head of the household, married to Jane Shepherd, born in 1841 in South Shields, Durham, England. They had 5 children; Dinah (born 1872 in South Shields, Durham, England), Annie (born 1872 in South Shields, Durham, England), Henry (born 1874 in South Shields, Durham, England), Samuel (born 1877 in South Shields, Durham, England) and Jane (born 1879 in South Shields, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Henry's Mother In Law, Dinah (born 1803 in South Shields, Durham, England) and Henry's Sister In Law, Anna M (born 1838 in South Shields, Durham, England).


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Henry Shepherd's household

Male

Henry

Shepherd

Head
Female

Jane

Shepherd

Wife
Female

Dinah

Shepherd

Daughter
Female

Annie

Shepherd

Daughter
Male

Henry

Shepherd

Son
Male

Samuel

Shepherd

Son
Female

Jane

Shepherd

Daughter
Female

Dinah

Birnie

Mother In Law
Female

Anna M

Birnie

Sister In Law
First name(s) Henry
Last name Shepherd
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place North Shields, Northumberland, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Henry

Shepherd

Head

Married

42

1839

North Shields, Northumberland, England

Jane

Shepherd

Wife

Married

40

1841

South Shields, Durham, England

Dinah

Shepherd

Daughter

Single

9

1872

South Shields, Durham, England

Annie

Shepherd

Daughter

Single

9

1872

South Shields, Durham, England

Henry

Shepherd

Son

Single

7

1874

South Shields, Durham, England

Samuel

Shepherd

Son

Single

4

1877

South Shields, Durham, England

Jane

Shepherd

Daughter

Single

2

1879

South Shields, Durham, England

Dinah

Birnie

Mother In Law

Widow

78

1803

South Shields, Durham, England

Anna M

Birnie

Sister In Law

Single

43

1838

South Shields, Durham, England

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