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Household of James Shepherd (born 1843, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bury, Lancashire, 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 1843 in Splotlands, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Mary Ann Shepherd, born in 1849 in Walmersley, Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; Rachel Ann (born 1873 in Splotlands, Lancashire, England), Alfred (born 1878 in Walmersley, Lancashire, England), Elizabeth Alice (born 1879 in Lancashire, England) and Emily (born 1881 in Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Father In Law, James (born 1816 in Walmersley, Lancashire, England) and James's Sister In Law, Elizabeth (born 1859 in Walmersley, Lancashire, England).


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James Shepherd's household

Male

James

Shepherd

Head
Female

Mary Ann

Shepherd

Wife
Female

Rachel Ann

Shepherd

Daughter
Male

Alfred

Shepherd

Son
Female

Elizabeth Alice

Shepherd

Daughter
Female

Emily

Shepherd

Daughter
Male

James

Ramsbottom

Father In Law
Female

Elizabeth

Ramsbottom

Sister In Law
First name(s) James
Last name Shepherd
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Splotlands, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Shepherd

Head

Married

38

1843

Splotlands, Lancashire, England

Mary Ann

Shepherd

Wife

Married

32

1849

Walmersley, Lancashire, England

Rachel Ann

Shepherd

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Splotlands, Lancashire, England

Alfred

Shepherd

Son

Single

3

1878

Walmersley, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth Alice

Shepherd

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Lancashire, England

Emily

Shepherd

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Lancashire, England

James

Ramsbottom

Father In Law

Widower

65

1816

Walmersley, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Ramsbottom

Sister In Law

Single

22

1859

Walmersley, Lancashire, England

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