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Household of Joseph Shepherd (born 1826, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Rochdale, 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 1826 in Rochdale, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Shepherd, born in 1829 in Bolton, Lancashire, England. They had 6 children; Arthur (born 1854 in Rochdale, Lancashire, England), Ester (born 1856 in Rochdale, Lancashire, England), Lucy (born 1861 in Rochdale, Lancashire, England), Frank (born 1863 in Rochdale, Lancashire, England), Emma (born 1866 in Rochdale, Lancashire, England) and Ada (born 1868 in Rochdale, Lancashire, England).


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Joseph Shepherd's household

Male

Joseph

Shepherd

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Shepherd

Wife
Male

Arthur

Shepherd

Son
Female

Ester

Shepherd

Daughter
Female

Lucy

Shepherd

Daughter
Male

Frank

Shepherd

Son
Female

Emma

Shepherd

Daughter
Female

Ada

Shepherd

Daughter
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Shepherd
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 55
Birth year 1826
Birth place Rochdale, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Shepherd

Head

Married

55

1826

Rochdale, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Shepherd

Wife

Married

52

1829

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Arthur

Shepherd

Son

Single

27

1854

Rochdale, Lancashire, England

Ester

Shepherd

Daughter

Single

25

1856

Rochdale, Lancashire, England

Lucy

Shepherd

Daughter

Single

20

1861

Rochdale, Lancashire, England

Frank

Shepherd

Son

Single

18

1863

Rochdale, Lancashire, England

Emma

Shepherd

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Rochdale, Lancashire, England

Ada

Shepherd

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Rochdale, Lancashire, England

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