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Household of James J Shepherd (born 1855, Somerset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ashton under Lyne, Cheshire, 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.

James J Shepherd and 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James J Shepherd, born in 1855 in Leigh, Somerset, consisted of 4 members. James J was the head of the household, married to Eliza Shepherd, born in 1852 in Tiverton, Devon, England.
During the period, also present in the household were James J's Lodger, William (born 1861 in Glossop, Derbyshire, England) and James J's Lodger, Rachel (born 1858 in Woolley Bridge, Cheshire, England).


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James J Shepherd's household

Male

James J

Shepherd

Head
Female

Eliza

Shepherd

Wife
Male

William

Hopkinson

Lodger
Female

Rachel

Hopkinson

Lodger
First name(s) James J
Last name Shepherd
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 26
Birth year 1855
Birth place Leigh, Somerset, England

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James J

Shepherd

Head

Married

26

1855

Leigh, Somerset, England

Eliza

Shepherd

Wife

Married

29

1852

Tiverton, Devon, England

William

Hopkinson

Lodger

Married

20

1861

Glossop, Derbyshire, England

Rachel

Hopkinson

Lodger

Single

23

1858

Woolley Bridge, Cheshire, England

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