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Household of John Shepherd (born 1829, Northumberland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sunderland, Durham, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Shepherd, born in 1829 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Shepherd, born in 1834 in Southwick, Durham, England. They had 3 children; John M (born 1855 in Durham, England), Alice (born 1870 in Durham, England) and Sarah (born 1876 in Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Boarder, William Miller, born in 1857 in Scotland.


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John Shepherd's household

Male

John

Shepherd

Head
Female

Mary

Shepherd

Wife
Male

John M

Shepherd

Son
Female

Alice

Shepherd

Daughter
Female

Sarah

Shepherd

Daughter
Male

William

Miller

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Shepherd
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 52
Birth year 1829
Birth place Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Shepherd

Head

Married

52

1829

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

Mary

Shepherd

Wife

Married

47

1834

Southwick, Durham, England

John M

Shepherd

Son

Single

26

1855

Durham, England

Alice

Shepherd

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Durham, England

Sarah

Shepherd

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Durham, England

William

Miller

Boarder

Single

24

1857

Scotland

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