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Household of John Shepherd (born 1833, Cumberland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chorlton, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Shepherd, born in 1833 in Cumberland, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth M Shepherd, born in 1842 in Tipperary, Tipperary, Ireland. They had 5 children; Philip E (born 1870 in Redcar, Yorkshire, England), Mary E M (born 1873 in Keighley, Yorkshire, England), George W (born 1875 in Keighley, Yorkshire, England), John H (born 1877 in Otley, Yorkshire, England) and James F G (born 1879 in Manchester, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Lodger Head, Eliza Edwards, born in 1840 in Dublin, Dublin, Ireland.


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John Shepherd's household

Male

John

Shepherd

Head
Female

Elizabeth M

Shepherd

Wife
Male

Philip E

Shepherd

Son
Female

Mary E M

Shepherd

Daughter
Male

George W

Shepherd

Son
Male

John H

Shepherd

Son
Male

James F G

Shepherd

Son
Female

Eliza

Edwards

Lodger Head
First name(s) John
Last name Shepherd
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Cumberland, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Shepherd

Head

Married

48

1833

Cumberland, England

Elizabeth M

Shepherd

Wife

Married

39

1842

Tipperary, Tipperary, Ireland

Philip E

Shepherd

Son

Single

11

1870

Redcar, Yorkshire, England

Mary E M

Shepherd

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Keighley, Yorkshire, England

George W

Shepherd

Son

Single

6

1875

Keighley, Yorkshire, England

John H

Shepherd

Son

Single

4

1877

Otley, Yorkshire, England

James F G

Shepherd

Son

Single

2

1879

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Eliza

Edwards

Lodger Head

Widow

41

1840

Dublin, Dublin, Ireland

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