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Household of Richard Shepherd (born 1855, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Leigh, 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.

Richard Shepherd and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Richard Shepherd, born in 1855 in Blackrod, Lancashire, consisted of 5 members. Richard was the head of the household, married to Margaret Shepherd, born in 1854 in Leigh, Lancashire, England. They had 3 children; John (born 1875 in Leigh, Lancashire, England), Alice (born 1878 in Leigh, Lancashire, England) and Lucy (born 1880 in Leigh, Lancashire, England).


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Richard Shepherd's household

Male

Richard

Shepherd

Head
Female

Margaret

Shepherd

Wife
Male

John

Shepherd

Son
Female

Alice

Shepherd

Daughter
Female

Lucy

Shepherd

Daughter
First name(s) Richard
Last name Shepherd
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 26
Birth year 1855
Birth place Blackrod, Lancashire, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Richard

Shepherd

Head

Married

26

1855

Blackrod, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Shepherd

Wife

Married

27

1854

Leigh, Lancashire, England

John

Shepherd

Son

Single

6

1875

Leigh, Lancashire, England

Alice

Shepherd

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Leigh, Lancashire, England

Lucy

Shepherd

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Leigh, Lancashire, England

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