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Household of John Shepherd (born 1845, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wakefield, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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 1845 in Wighill, Yorkshire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Shepherd, born in 1845 in Wetherby, Yorkshire, England. They had 5 children; Elizabeth (born 1870 in West Ardsley, Yorkshire, England), Joseph (born 1872 in West Ardsley, Yorkshire, England), Charles (born 1874 in West Ardsley, Yorkshire, England), Alice (born 1876 in West Ardsley, Yorkshire, England) and Mary Ann (born 1880 in West Ardsley, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Boarder Lodger, Thomas Robshaw, born in 1858 in Wetherby, Yorkshire, England.


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John Shepherd's household

Male

John

Shepherd

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Shepherd

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

Shepherd

Daughter
Male

Joseph

Shepherd

Son
Male

Charles

Shepherd

Son
Female

Alice

Shepherd

Daughter
Female

Mary Ann

Shepherd

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Robshaw

Boarder Lodger
First name(s) John
Last name Shepherd
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Wighill, Yorkshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Shepherd

Head

Married

36

1845

Wighill, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Shepherd

Wife

Married

36

1845

Wetherby, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Shepherd

Daughter

Single

11

1870

West Ardsley, Yorkshire, England

Joseph

Shepherd

Son

Single

9

1872

West Ardsley, Yorkshire, England

Charles

Shepherd

Son

Single

7

1874

West Ardsley, Yorkshire, England

Alice

Shepherd

Daughter

Single

5

1876

West Ardsley, Yorkshire, England

Mary Ann

Shepherd

Daughter

Single

1

1880

West Ardsley, Yorkshire, England

Thomas

Robshaw

Boarder Lodger

Single

23

1858

Wetherby, Yorkshire, England

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