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Household of Joseph Shepherd (born 1837, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Darlington, Durham, 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 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Shepherd, born in 1837 in Yorkshire, consisted of 12 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Shepherd, born in 1835 in Great Ayton, Yorkshire, England. They had 7 children; Emily M (born 1867 in Sadberge, Durham, England), Annie E (born 1868 in Sadberge, Durham, England), Alfred J (born 1871 in Sadberge, Durham, England), Frances M J (born 1872 in Sadberge, Durham, England), Eleanor L (born 1873 in Sadberge, Durham, England), Evadne E (born 1876 in Sadberge, Durham, England) and Arthur G (born 1877 in Sadberge, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Joseph's Governess, Joanna E (born 1861 in London, Middlesex, England), Joseph's Servant, William (born 1857 in Catterick, Yorkshire, England) and Joseph's Servant, Dorothy J (born 1863 in Great Burdon, Durham, England).


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Joseph Shepherd's household

Male

Joseph

Shepherd

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Shepherd

Wife
Female

Emily M

Shepherd

Daughter
Female

Annie E

Shepherd

Daughter
Male

Alfred J

Shepherd

Son
Female

Frances M J

Shepherd

Daughter
Female

Eleanor L

Shepherd

Daughter
Female

Evadne E

Shepherd

Daughter
Male

Arthur G

Shepherd

Son
Female

Joanna E

Martin

Governess
Male

William

Britton

Servant
Female

Dorothy J

Bell

Servant
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Shepherd
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Yorkshire, England

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Shepherd

Head

Married

44

1837

Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Shepherd

Wife

Married

46

1835

Great Ayton, Yorkshire, England

Emily M

Shepherd

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Sadberge, Durham, England

Annie E

Shepherd

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Sadberge, Durham, England

Alfred J

Shepherd

Son

Single

10

1871

Sadberge, Durham, England

Frances M J

Shepherd

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Sadberge, Durham, England

Eleanor L

Shepherd

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Sadberge, Durham, England

Evadne E

Shepherd

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Sadberge, Durham, England

Arthur G

Shepherd

Son

Single

4

1877

Sadberge, Durham, England

Joanna E

Martin

Governess

Single

20

1861

London, Middlesex, England

William

Britton

Servant

Single

24

1857

Catterick, Yorkshire, England

Dorothy J

Bell

Servant

Single

18

1863

Great Burdon, Durham, England

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