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Household of James Shepherd (born 1840, Durham)

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.

James Shepherd and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Shepherd, born in 1840 in South Shields, Durham, consisted of 7 members. James was the head of the household, married to Mary Ann Shepherd, born in 1836 in South Shields, Durham, England. They had 4 children; Hannah (born 1866 in South Shields, Durham, England), James (born 1871 in South Shields, Durham, England), Eleanor (born 1873 in South Shields, Durham, England) and Jane J (born 1876 in South Shields, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Mother, Mary Shepherd, born in 1815 in South Shields, Durham, England.


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James Shepherd's household

Male

James

Shepherd

Head
Female

Mary Ann

Shepherd

Wife
Female

Hannah

Shepherd

Daughter
Male

James

Shepherd

Son
Female

Eleanor

Shepherd

Daughter
Female

Jane J

Shepherd

Daughter
Female

Mary

Shepherd

Mother
First name(s) James
Last name Shepherd
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place South Shields, Durham, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Shepherd

Head

Married

41

1840

South Shields, Durham, England

Mary Ann

Shepherd

Wife

Married

45

1836

South Shields, Durham, England

Hannah

Shepherd

Daughter

Single

15

1866

South Shields, Durham, England

James

Shepherd

Son

Single

10

1871

South Shields, Durham, England

Eleanor

Shepherd

Daughter

Single

8

1873

South Shields, Durham, England

Jane J

Shepherd

Daughter

Single

5

1876

South Shields, Durham, England

Mary

Shepherd

Mother

Widow

66

1815

South Shields, Durham, England

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