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Household of James Shepherd (born 1804, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Honiton, Devon, 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 Shepherd and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Shepherd, born in 1804 in Sidmouth, Devon, consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Mary A Shepherd, born in 1807 in Corsley, Somerset, England. They had 1 child; Mary, born 1850 in Sidmouth, Devon, England. They had 3 grandchildren; Alice (born 1872 in Sidmouth, Devon, England), William (born 1875 in Sidmouth, Devon, England) and Ada (born 1878 in Sidmouth, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Son In Law, Charles (born 1847 in Sidbury, Devon, England) and James's Boarder, Henry (born 1849 in Sidmouth, Devon, England).


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James Shepherd's household

Male

James

Shepherd

Head
Female

Mary A

Shepherd

Wife
Male

Charles

Carter

Son In Law
Female

Mary

Carter

Daughter
Female

Alice

Carter

Grand Daughter
Male

William

Carter

Grand Son
Female

Ada

Carter

Grand Daughter
Male

Henry

Lawrance

Boarder
First name(s) James
Last name Shepherd
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 77
Birth year 1804
Birth place Sidmouth, Devon, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Shepherd

Head

Married

77

1804

Sidmouth, Devon, England

Mary A

Shepherd

Wife

Married

74

1807

Corsley, Somerset, England

Charles

Carter

Son In Law

Married

34

1847

Sidbury, Devon, England

Mary

Carter

Daughter

Married

31

1850

Sidmouth, Devon, England

Alice

Carter

Grand Daughter

Single

9

1872

Sidmouth, Devon, England

William

Carter

Grand Son

Single

6

1875

Sidmouth, Devon, England

Ada

Carter

Grand Daughter

Single

3

1878

Sidmouth, Devon, England

Henry

Lawrance

Boarder

Single

32

1849

Sidmouth, Devon, England

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