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Household of Joseph Shepherd (born 1820, Cheshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chorlton, Lancashire, 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.

Joseph Shepherd and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Shepherd, born in 1820 in Macclesfield, Cheshire, consisted of 8 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Jane Shepherd, born in 1825 in Macclesfield, Cheshire, England. They had 4 children; Edwin Milton (born 1860 in Gorton, Lancashire, England), Arthur Edmund (born 1865 in Gorton, Lancashire, England), Agness Ellen (born 1867 in Gorton, Lancashire, England) and Sarah Elizabeth (born 1869 in Gorton, Lancashire, England). They had 1 grandchild; Charles Henry, born 1871 in Gorton, Lancashire, England.
During the period, also present in the household was Joseph's Boarder, Robert Mc Kay, born in 1864 in City of London, Middlesex, England.


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Joseph Shepherd's household

Male

Joseph

Shepherd

Head
Female

Jane

Shepherd

Wife
Male

Edwin Milton

Shepherd

Son
Male

Arthur Edmund

Shepherd

Son
Female

Agness Ellen

Shepherd

Daughter
Female

Sarah Elizabeth

Shepherd

Daughter
Male

Charles Henry

Shepherd

Grand Son
Male

Robert

Mc Kay

Boarder
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Shepherd
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 61
Birth year 1820
Birth place Macclesfield, Cheshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Shepherd

Head

Married

61

1820

Macclesfield, Cheshire, England

Jane

Shepherd

Wife

Married

56

1825

Macclesfield, Cheshire, England

Edwin Milton

Shepherd

Son

Single

21

1860

Gorton, Lancashire, England

Arthur Edmund

Shepherd

Son

Single

16

1865

Gorton, Lancashire, England

Agness Ellen

Shepherd

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Gorton, Lancashire, England

Sarah Elizabeth

Shepherd

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Gorton, Lancashire, England

Charles Henry

Shepherd

Grand Son

Single

10

1871

Gorton, Lancashire, England

Robert

Mc Kay

Boarder

Single

17

1864

City of London, Middlesex, England

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