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Household of James Shepherd (born 1844, Somerset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Williton, Somerset, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Shepherd, born in 1844 in Stogursey, Somerset, consisted of 6 members. James was the head of the household, married to Mary Ann Shepherd, born in 1849 in Stogursey, Somerset, England. They had 2 children; Hilda Mary (born 1878 in Stogursey, Somerset, England) and Jane Barnett (born 1881 in Stogursey, Somerset, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Mother, Anna (born 1823 in Stogursey, Somerset, England) and James's Servant, Emma (born 1867 in Pool, Dorset, England).


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James Shepherd's household

Male

James

Shepherd

Head
Female

Mary Ann

Shepherd

Wife
Female

Anna

Shepherd

Mother
Female

Hilda Mary

Shepherd

Daughter
Female

Jane Barnett

Shepherd

Daughter
Female

Emma

Parsons

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Shepherd
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Stogursey, Somerset, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Shepherd

Head

Married

37

1844

Stogursey, Somerset, England

Mary Ann

Shepherd

Wife

Married

32

1849

Stogursey, Somerset, England

Anna

Shepherd

Mother

Widow

58

1823

Stogursey, Somerset, England

Hilda Mary

Shepherd

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Stogursey, Somerset, England

Jane Barnett

Shepherd

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Stogursey, Somerset, England

Emma

Parsons

Servant

Single

14

1867

Pool, Dorset, England

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