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Household of John Shepherd (born 1847, Cumberland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wirral, Cheshire, 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 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Shepherd, born in 1847 in Millom, Cumberland, consisted of 5 members. John was the head of the household, widower. He had 3 children; William (born 1872 in Oxton, Cheshire, England), Fanny (born 1874 in Oxton, Cheshire, England) and Margaret (born 1875 in Oxton, Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Servant, Sarah Reeves, born in 1850 in Wrexham, Denbighshire, Wales.


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John Shepherd's household

Male

John

Shepherd

Head
Female

Sarah

Reeves

Servant
Male

William

Shepherd

Son
Female

Fanny

Shepherd

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Shepherd

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Shepherd
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Millom, Cumberland, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Shepherd

Head

Widower

34

1847

Millom, Cumberland, England

Sarah

Reeves

Servant

Single

31

1850

Wrexham, Denbighshire, Wales

William

Shepherd

Son

Single

9

1872

Oxton, Cheshire, England

Fanny

Shepherd

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Oxton, Cheshire, England

Margaret

Shepherd

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Oxton, Cheshire, England

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