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Household of John Shepherd (born 1831, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Newton Abbot, Devon, 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 Shepherd and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Shepherd, born in 1831 in Plymouth, Devon, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Shepherd, born in 1830 in Plymouth, Devon, England. They had 4 children; Alfred (born 1860 in Plymouth, Devon, England), Emily (born 1862 in Plymouth, Devon, England), James (born 1864 in Plymouth, Devon, England) and John (born 1876 in Plymouth, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Grand Mother, Mary Carpenter, born in 1799 in Plymouth, Devon, England.


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John Shepherd's household

Male

John

Shepherd

Head
Female

Mary

Shepherd

Wife
Female

Mary

Carpenter

Grand Mother
Male

Alfred

Shepherd

Son
Female

Emily

Shepherd

Daughter
Male

James

Shepherd

Son
Male

John

Shepherd

Son
First name(s) John
Last name Shepherd
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Plymouth, Devon, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Shepherd

Head

Married

50

1831

Plymouth, Devon, England

Mary

Shepherd

Wife

Married

51

1830

Plymouth, Devon, England

Mary

Carpenter

Grand Mother

Widow

82

1799

Plymouth, Devon, England

Alfred

Shepherd

Son

Single

21

1860

Plymouth, Devon, England

Emily

Shepherd

Daughter

Single

19

1862

Plymouth, Devon, England

James

Shepherd

Son

Single

17

1864

Plymouth, Devon, England

John

Shepherd

Son

Single

5

1876

Plymouth, Devon, England

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