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Household of John Shepherd (born 1851, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Rochdale, 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 1851 in Rochdale, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Shepherd, born in 1859 in Manchester, Lancashire, England. They had 1 child; Richard, born 1879 in Rochdale, Lancashire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were John's Sister In Law, Ellen (born 1862 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), John's Sister In Law, Elizabeth (born 1865 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), John's Sister In Law, Sarah A (born 1870 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), John's Brother In Law, William (born 1875 in Rochdale, Lancashire, England) and John's Brother In Law, James (born 1877 in Rochdale, Lancashire, England).


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John Shepherd's household

Male

John

Shepherd

Head
Female

Mary

Shepherd

Wife
Male

Richard

Shepherd

Son
Female

Ellen

Yarwood

Sister In Law
Female

Elizabeth

Yarwood

Sister In Law
Female

Sarah A

Yarwood

Sister In Law
Male

William

Yarwood

Brother In Law
Male

James

Yarwood

Brother In Law
First name(s) John
Last name Shepherd
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 30
Birth year 1851
Birth place Rochdale, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Shepherd

Head

Married

30

1851

Rochdale, Lancashire, England

Mary

Shepherd

Wife

Married

22

1859

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Richard

Shepherd

Son

Single

2

1879

Rochdale, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Yarwood

Sister In Law

Single

19

1862

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Yarwood

Sister In Law

Single

16

1865

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Sarah A

Yarwood

Sister In Law

Single

11

1870

Manchester, Lancashire, England

William

Yarwood

Brother In Law

Single

6

1875

Rochdale, Lancashire, England

James

Yarwood

Brother In Law

Single

4

1877

Rochdale, Lancashire, England

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