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Household of Joshua Shepherd (born 1829, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Preston, 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.

Joshua Shepherd and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joshua Shepherd, born in 1829 in Lower Darwen, Lancashire, consisted of 9 members. Joshua was the head of the household, married to Alice Shepherd, born in 1834 in Barton, Lancashire, England. They had 7 children; George (born 1856 in Preston, Lancashire, England), Elizabeth (born 1858 in Preston, Lancashire, England), Alice (born 1860 in Preston, Lancashire, England), Margaret (born 1862 in Preston, Lancashire, England), James (born 1865 in Preston, Lancashire, England), Jane (born 1869 in Preston, Lancashire, England) and Thomas (born 1873 in Preston, Lancashire, England).


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Joshua Shepherd's household

Male

Joshua

Shepherd

Head
Female

Alice

Shepherd

Wife
Male

George

Shepherd

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Shepherd

Daughter
Female

Alice

Shepherd

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Shepherd

Daughter
Male

James

Shepherd

Son
Female

Jane

Shepherd

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Shepherd

Son
First name(s) Joshua
Last name Shepherd
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 52
Birth year 1829
Birth place Lower Darwen, Lancashire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joshua

Shepherd

Head

Married

52

1829

Lower Darwen, Lancashire, England

Alice

Shepherd

Wife

Married

47

1834

Barton, Lancashire, England

George

Shepherd

Son

Single

25

1856

Preston, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Shepherd

Daughter

Single

23

1858

Preston, Lancashire, England

Alice

Shepherd

Daughter

Single

21

1860

Preston, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Shepherd

Daughter

Single

19

1862

Preston, Lancashire, England

James

Shepherd

Son

Single

16

1865

Preston, Lancashire, England

Jane

Shepherd

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Preston, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Shepherd

Son

Single

8

1873

Preston, Lancashire, England

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