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Household of John Shepherd (born 1816, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Plympton St Mary, 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 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Shepherd, born in 1816 in Cornwood, Devon, consisted of 4 members. John was the head of the household, married to Betsy Shepherd, born in 1814 in Ilsington, Devon, England. They had 1 grandchild; Blanche, born 1872 in Plympton, Devon, England.
During the period, also present in the household was John's Sister In Law, Mary Bastard, born in 1811 in Ilsington, Devon, England.


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John Shepherd's household

Male

John

Shepherd

Head
Female

Betsy

Shepherd

Wife
Female

Blanche

Shepherd

Grand Daughter
Female

Mary

Bastard

Sister In Law
First name(s) John
Last name Shepherd
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 65
Birth year 1816
Birth place Cornwood, Devon, England

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Shepherd

Head

Married

65

1816

Cornwood, Devon, England

Betsy

Shepherd

Wife

Married

67

1814

Ilsington, Devon, England

Blanche

Shepherd

Grand Daughter

Single

9

1872

Plympton, Devon, England

Mary

Bastard

Sister In Law

Widow

70

1811

Ilsington, Devon, England

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