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Household of John Shepherd (born 1835, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wigan, Lancashire, 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 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Shepherd, born in 1835 in Wigan, Lancashire, consisted of 10 members. John was the head of the household, married to Margaret Shepherd, born in 1837 in Wigan, Lancashire, England. They had 6 children; Robert (born 1862 in Wigan, Lancashire, England), John (born 1864 in Wigan, Lancashire, England), William (born 1866 in Wigan, Lancashire, England), Richard (born 1868 in Wigan, Lancashire, England), Joseph (born 1871 in Wigan, Lancashire, England) and Christopher (born 1873 in Wigan, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's W Mother, Ann (born 1806 in Wigan, Lancashire, England) and John's Boarder, Mary (born 1861 in Wigan, Lancashire, England).


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John Shepherd's household

Male

John

Shepherd

Head
Female

Margaret

Shepherd

Wife
Male

Robert

Shepherd

Son
Male

John

Shepherd

Son
Male

William

Shepherd

Son
Male

Richard

Shepherd

Son
Male

Joseph

Shepherd

Son
Male

Christopher

Shepherd

Son
Female

Ann

Morrow

W Mother
Female

Mary

Rodgers

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Shepherd
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place Wigan, Lancashire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Shepherd

Head

Married

46

1835

Wigan, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Shepherd

Wife

Married

44

1837

Wigan, Lancashire, England

Robert

Shepherd

Son

Single

19

1862

Wigan, Lancashire, England

John

Shepherd

Son

Single

17

1864

Wigan, Lancashire, England

William

Shepherd

Son

Single

15

1866

Wigan, Lancashire, England

Richard

Shepherd

Son

Single

13

1868

Wigan, Lancashire, England

Joseph

Shepherd

Son

Single

10

1871

Wigan, Lancashire, England

Christopher

Shepherd

Son

Single

8

1873

Wigan, Lancashire, England

Ann

Morrow

W Mother

Widow

75

1806

Wigan, Lancashire, England

Mary

Rodgers

Boarder

Single

20

1861

Wigan, Lancashire, England

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