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Household of John H Shepherd (born 1845, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Pontefract, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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.

John H Shepherd and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John H Shepherd, born in 1845 in Ferrybridge, Yorkshire, consisted of 9 members. John H was the head of the household, married to Ann Shepherd, born in 1849 in Ryhill, Yorkshire, England. They had 6 children; Samuel (born 1869 in Ferrybridge, Yorkshire, England), Mary A (born 1870 in Ferrybridge, Yorkshire, England), Emma J (born 1872 in Ferrybridge, Yorkshire, England), Emily (born 1873 in Ferrybridge, Yorkshire, England), John Henry (born 1876 in Ferrybridge, Yorkshire, England) and Alfred (born 1878 in Ferrybridge, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John H's Servant, Caroline Smithson, born in 1866 in Adwick Le Street, Yorkshire, England.


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John H Shepherd's household

Male

John H

Shepherd

Head
Female

Ann

Shepherd

Wife
Male

Samuel

Shepherd

Son
Female

Mary A

Shepherd

Daughter
Female

Emma J

Shepherd

Daughter
Female

Emily

Shepherd

Daughter
Male

John Henry

Shepherd

Son
Male

Alfred

Shepherd

Son
Female

Caroline

Smithson

Servant
First name(s) John H
Last name Shepherd
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Ferrybridge, Yorkshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John H

Shepherd

Head

Married

36

1845

Ferrybridge, Yorkshire, England

Ann

Shepherd

Wife

Married

32

1849

Ryhill, Yorkshire, England

Samuel

Shepherd

Son

Single

12

1869

Ferrybridge, Yorkshire, England

Mary A

Shepherd

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Ferrybridge, Yorkshire, England

Emma J

Shepherd

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Ferrybridge, Yorkshire, England

Emily

Shepherd

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Ferrybridge, Yorkshire, England

John Henry

Shepherd

Son

Single

5

1876

Ferrybridge, Yorkshire, England

Alfred

Shepherd

Son

Single

3

1878

Ferrybridge, Yorkshire, England

Caroline

Smithson

Servant

Single

15

1866

Adwick Le Street, Yorkshire, England

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