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Household of James Shepley (born 1834, Cheshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ashton under Lyne, 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 Shepley and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Shepley, born in 1834 in Hyde, Cheshire, consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Alice Shepley, born in 1837 in Ashton, Lancashire, England. They had 5 children; Fanny (born 1869 in Glossop, Derbyshire, England), Mary A (born 1870 in Hyde, Cheshire, England), James S (born 1873 in Stalybridge, Cheshire, England), Sarah (born 1876 in Stalybridge, Cheshire, England) and George H (born 1879 in Stalybridge, Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Servant, Martha Valentine, born in 1860 in Stalybridge, Cheshire, England.


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James Shepley's household

Male

James

Shepley

Head
Female

Alice

Shepley

Wife
Female

Fanny

Shepley

Daughter
Female

Mary A

Shepley

Daughter
Male

James S

Shepley

Son
Female

Sarah

Shepley

Daughter
Male

George H

Shepley

Son
Female

Martha

Valentine

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Shepley
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Hyde, Cheshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Shepley

Head

Married

47

1834

Hyde, Cheshire, England

Alice

Shepley

Wife

Married

44

1837

Ashton, Lancashire, England

Fanny

Shepley

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Glossop, Derbyshire, England

Mary A

Shepley

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Hyde, Cheshire, England

James S

Shepley

Son

Single

8

1873

Stalybridge, Cheshire, England

Sarah

Shepley

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Stalybridge, Cheshire, England

George H

Shepley

Son

Single

2

1879

Stalybridge, Cheshire, England

Martha

Valentine

Servant

Single

21

1860

Stalybridge, Cheshire, England

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