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Household of Richard Sheppard (born 1853, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wigan, 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 Sheppard and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Richard Sheppard, born in 1853 in Hindley, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. Richard was the head of the household, married to Catherine Sheppard, born in 1854 in Hindley, Lancashire, England. They had 3 children; James (born 1876 in Hindley, Lancashire, England), Jane (born 1877 in Hindley, Lancashire, England) and Richard (born 1880 in Hindley, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Richard's Lodger Head, James (born 1818 in Hindley, Lancashire, England), Richard's Lodger, Amelia (born 1819 in Hindley, Lancashire, England) and Richard's Lodger, Thomas Edward (born 1870 in Hindley, Lancashire, England).


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Richard Sheppard's household

Male

Richard

Sheppard

Head
Female

Catherine

Sheppard

Wife
Male

James

Sheppard

Son
Female

Jane

Sheppard

Daughter
Male

Richard

Sheppard

Son
Male

James

Jenkinson

Lodger Head
Female

Amelia

Jenkinson

Lodger
Male

Thomas Edward

Halsall

Lodger
First name(s) Richard
Last name Sheppard
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 28
Birth year 1853
Birth place Hindley, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Richard

Sheppard

Head

Married

28

1853

Hindley, Lancashire, England

Catherine

Sheppard

Wife

Married

27

1854

Hindley, Lancashire, England

James

Sheppard

Son

Single

5

1876

Hindley, Lancashire, England

Jane

Sheppard

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Hindley, Lancashire, England

Richard

Sheppard

Son

Single

1

1880

Hindley, Lancashire, England

James

Jenkinson

Lodger Head

Married

63

1818

Hindley, Lancashire, England

Amelia

Jenkinson

Lodger

Married

62

1819

Hindley, Lancashire, England

Thomas Edward

Halsall

Lodger

Single

11

1870

Hindley, Lancashire, England

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