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Household of John Stephenson Shepherd (born 1852, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in York, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (East 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 Stephenson Shepherd and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Stephenson Shepherd, born in 1852 in Ryton, Yorkshire, consisted of 7 members. John Stephenson was the head of the household, married to Mary Jane Shepherd, born in 1849 in Sneaton, Yorkshire, England. They had 3 children; Mary Elizabeth (born 1878 in York, Yorkshire, England), Walter (born 1880 in York, Yorkshire, England) and Amelia (born 1881 in York, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John Stephenson's Visitor, Elizabeth (born 1863 in Weaverthorpe, Yorkshire, England) and John Stephenson's Relative, Elizabeth (born 1829 in Yorkshire, England).


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John Stephenson Shepherd's household

Male

John Stephenson

Shepherd

Head
Female

Mary Jane

Shepherd

Wife
Female

Mary Elizabeth

Shepherd

Daughter
Male

Walter

Shepherd

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Lee

Visitor
Female

Amelia

Shepherd

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Cartwright

Relative
First name(s) John Stephenson
Last name Shepherd
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 29
Birth year 1852
Birth place Ryton, Yorkshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John Stephenson

Shepherd

Head

Married

29

1852

Ryton, Yorkshire, England

Mary Jane

Shepherd

Wife

Married

32

1849

Sneaton, Yorkshire, England

Mary Elizabeth

Shepherd

Daughter

Single

3

1878

York, Yorkshire, England

Walter

Shepherd

Son

Single

1

1880

York, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Lee

Visitor

Single

18

1863

Weaverthorpe, Yorkshire, England

Amelia

Shepherd

Daughter

Single

0

1881

York, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Cartwright

Relative

Widow

52

1829

Yorkshire, England

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