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Household of John Sheppard (born 1822, Somerset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Pontefract, 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 Sheppard and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Sheppard, born in 1822 in Somerset, consisted of 5 members. John was the head of the household, married to Sarah Sheppard, born in 1827 in Horbury, Yorkshire, England. They had 1 child; Thomas, born 1865 in Yorkshire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were John's Niece, Mary A (born 1867 in York, Yorkshire, England) and John's Visitor, William (born 1858 in Hull, Yorkshire, England).


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John Sheppard's household

Male

John

Sheppard

Head
Female

Sarah

Sheppard

Wife
Male

Thomas

Wales

Son
Female

Mary A

Leetall

Niece
Male

William

Dobson

Visitor
First name(s) John
Last name Sheppard
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 59
Birth year 1822
Birth place Somerset, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Sheppard

Head

Married

59

1822

Somerset, England

Sarah

Sheppard

Wife

Married

54

1827

Horbury, Yorkshire, England

Thomas

Wales

Son

Single

16

1865

Yorkshire, England

Mary A

Leetall

Niece

Single

14

1867

York, Yorkshire, England

William

Dobson

Visitor

Single

23

1858

Hull, Yorkshire, England

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