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Household of John Shepherd (born 1850, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bury, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Shepherd, born in 1850 in Tottington, Lancashire, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Alice Shepherd, born in 1852 in Tottington, Lancashire, England. They had 3 children; Samuel (born 1875 in Tottington, Lancashire, England), Esther (born 1878 in Tottington, Lancashire, England) and Sarah (born 1880 in Tottington, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Mother In Law, Ann Pilkington, born in 1825 in Tottington, Lancashire, England.


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John Shepherd's household

Male

John

Shepherd

Head
Female

Alice

Shepherd

Wife
Male

Samuel

Shepherd

Son
Female

Esther

Shepherd

Daughter
Female

Sarah

Shepherd

Daughter
Female

Ann

Pilkington

Mother In Law
First name(s) John
Last name Shepherd
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 31
Birth year 1850
Birth place Tottington, Lancashire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Shepherd

Head

Married

31

1850

Tottington, Lancashire, England

Alice

Shepherd

Wife

Married

29

1852

Tottington, Lancashire, England

Samuel

Shepherd

Son

Single

6

1875

Tottington, Lancashire, England

Esther

Shepherd

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Tottington, Lancashire, England

Sarah

Shepherd

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Tottington, Lancashire, England

Ann

Pilkington

Mother In Law

Widow

56

1825

Tottington, Lancashire, England

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