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Household of Martha Shepherd (born 1821, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Rotherham, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West 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.

Martha Shepherd and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Martha Shepherd, born in 1821 in Stainforth, Yorkshire, consisted of 7 members. Martha was the head of the household, widow. She had 3 children; Charles (born 1861 in Thorne, Yorkshire, England), Emma (born 1863 in Hull, Yorkshire, England) and Martha (born 1858 in Hull, Lincolnshire, England). She had 1 grandchild; John Henry, born 1881 in Swinton, Yorkshire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were Martha's Son In Law, Samuel (born 1858 in Burslem, Staffordshire, England) and Martha's Lodger, James (born 1860 in Longton, Staffordshire, England).


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Martha Shepherd's household

Female

Martha

Shepherd

Head
Male

Charles

Shepherd

Son
Female

Emma

Shepherd

Daughter
Male

Samuel

Pope

Son In Law
Female

Martha

Pope

Daughter
Male

John Henry

Pope

Grand Son
Male

James

Fowler

Lodger
First name(s) Martha
Last name Shepherd
Relationship Head
Marital status Widow
Age 60
Birth year 1821
Birth place Stainforth, Yorkshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Martha

Shepherd

Head

Widow

60

1821

Stainforth, Yorkshire, England

Charles

Shepherd

Son

Single

20

1861

Thorne, Yorkshire, England

Emma

Shepherd

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Hull, Yorkshire, England

Samuel

Pope

Son In Law

Married

23

1858

Burslem, Staffordshire, England

Martha

Pope

Daughter

Married

23

1858

Hull, Lincolnshire, England

John Henry

Pope

Grand Son

Single

0

1881

Swinton, Yorkshire, England

James

Fowler

Lodger

Single

21

1860

Longton, Staffordshire, England

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