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Household of John Shepherd (born 1847, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Manchester, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Shepherd, born in 1847 in Manchester, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Jane Shepherd, born in 1847 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England. They had 3 children; Mary J (born 1867 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Elizabeth (born 1874 in Manchester, Lancashire, England) and Eliza (born 1876 in Manchester, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Boarder, Abraham (born 1849 in Manchester, Lancashire, England) and John's Boarder, Mary A (born 1864 in Manchester, Lancashire, England).


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John Shepherd's household

Male

John

Shepherd

Head
Female

Jane

Shepherd

Wife
Female

Mary J

Shepherd

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Shepherd

Daughter
Female

Eliza

Shepherd

Daughter
Male

Abraham

Jordan

Boarder
Female

Mary A

Hopkins

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Shepherd
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Manchester, Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Shepherd

Head

Married

34

1847

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Jane

Shepherd

Wife

Married

34

1847

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Mary J

Shepherd

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Shepherd

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Eliza

Shepherd

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Abraham

Jordan

Boarder

Single

32

1849

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Mary A

Hopkins

Boarder

Single

17

1864

Manchester, Lancashire, England

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