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Household of John Shepherd (born 1840, Lancashire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chorley, 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 1840 in Chorley, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Ellen Shepherd, born in 1841 in Chorley, Lancashire, England. They had 3 children; Richard (born 1864 in Chorley, Lancashire, England), Esther (born 1868 in Chorley, Lancashire, England) and Ada (born 1870 in Chorley, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Niece, Mary Alice (born 1874 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England) and John's Lodger, James (born 1831 in Chorley, Lancashire, England).
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John Shepherd's household
John
Shepherd
Head
Ellen
Shepherd
Wife
Richard
Shepherd
Son
Esther
Shepherd
Daughter
Ada
Shephard
Daughter
Mary Alice
Yates
Niece
James
Tootell
Lodger
| First name(s) | John |
| Last name | Shepherd |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 41 |
| Birth year | 1840 |
| Birth place | Chorley, 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 | 41 | 1840 | Chorley, Lancashire, England | |
Ellen | Shepherd | Wife | Married | 40 | 1841 | Chorley, Lancashire, England | |
Richard | Shepherd | Son | Single | 17 | 1864 | Chorley, Lancashire, England | |
Esther | Shepherd | Daughter | Single | 13 | 1868 | Chorley, Lancashire, England | |
Ada | Shephard | Daughter | Single | 11 | 1870 | Chorley, Lancashire, England | |
Mary Alice | Yates | Niece | Single | 7 | 1874 | Blackburn, Lancashire, England | |
James | Tootell | Lodger | Single | 50 | 1831 | Chorley, Lancashire, England |
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