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Household of John Sheppard (born 1830, Surrey)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Greenwich, London,Kent, 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 Sheppard and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Sheppard, born in 1830 in Peckham, Surrey, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Sheppard, born in 1830 in Dartford, Kent, England. They had 3 children; Elizabeth (born 1867 in Peckham, Surrey, England), Arthur (born 1861 in Peckham, Surrey, England) and Ada (born 1873 in Peckham, Surrey, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Boarder, Mary (born 1811 in Kent, England), John's Boarder, Sarah (born 1825 in Hertford, Hertfordshire, England) and John's Nurse Child, Sidney (born 1881 in Peckham, Surrey, England).


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John Sheppard's household

Male

John

Sheppard

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Sheppard

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

Sheppard

Daughter
Male

Arthur

Sheppard

Son
Female

Ada

Sheppard

Daughter
Female

Mary

Maddock

Boarder
Female

Sarah

Wolfold

Boarder
Male

Sidney

Sargent

Nurse Child
First name(s) John
Last name Sheppard
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 51
Birth year 1830
Birth place Peckham, Surrey, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Sheppard

Head

Married

51

1830

Peckham, Surrey, England

Elizabeth

Sheppard

Wife

Married

51

1830

Dartford, Kent, England

Elizabeth

Sheppard

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Peckham, Surrey, England

Arthur

Sheppard

Son

Single

20

1861

Peckham, Surrey, England

Ada

Sheppard

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Peckham, Surrey, England

Mary

Maddock

Boarder

Widow

70

1811

Kent, England

Sarah

Wolfold

Boarder

Widow

56

1825

Hertford, Hertfordshire, England

Sidney

Sargent

Nurse Child

Single

0

1881

Peckham, Surrey, England

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