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Household of James Sheppard (born 1841, Buckinghamshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Croydon, Surrey, 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 Sheppard and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Sheppard, born in 1841 in Newport, Buckinghamshire, consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Emma Sheppard, born in 1843 in Newport, Buckinghamshire, England. They had 4 children; Ethel (born 1870 in Hornsey, Middlesex, England), Alice E (born 1872 in Hornsey, Middlesex, England), May W (born 1878 in Addiscombe, Surrey, England) and Anne (born 1873 in Addiscombe, Surrey, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Servant, Eliza H (born 1845 in Plymouth, Devon, England) and James's Servant, Mary J (born 1859 in Merton, Devon, England).


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James Sheppard's household

Male

James

Sheppard

Head
Female

Emma

Sheppard

Wife
Female

Ethel

Sheppard

Daughter
Female

Alice E

Sheppard

Daughter
Female

May W

Sheppard

Daughter
Female

Eliza H

Wills

Servant
Female

Mary J

Brown

Servant
Female

Anne

Sheppard

Daughter
First name(s) James
Last name Sheppard
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Newport, Buckinghamshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Sheppard

Head

Married

40

1841

Newport, Buckinghamshire, England

Emma

Sheppard

Wife

Married

38

1843

Newport, Buckinghamshire, England

Ethel

Sheppard

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Hornsey, Middlesex, England

Alice E

Sheppard

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Hornsey, Middlesex, England

May W

Sheppard

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Addiscombe, Surrey, England

Eliza H

Wills

Servant

Single

36

1845

Plymouth, Devon, England

Mary J

Brown

Servant

Single

22

1859

Merton, Devon, England

Anne

Sheppard

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Addiscombe, Surrey, England

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