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Household of Richard Sheppard (born 1832, Northumberland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorganshire, Wales

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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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Richard Sheppard, born in 1832 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, consisted of 6 members. Richard was the head of the household, married to Catherine Sheppard, born in 1835 in Bridgend, Glamorganshire, Wales. They had 3 children; Anne (born 1857 in Glamorganshire, Wales), Kate (born 1859 in Merthyr, Glamorganshire, Wales) and Thomas (born 1870 in Merthyr, Glamorganshire, Wales).
During the period, also present in the household was Richard's Son In Law, John Evans, born in 1855 in Merthyr, Glamorganshire, Wales.


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Richard Sheppard's household

Male

Richard

Sheppard

Head
Female

Catherine

Sheppard

Wife
Female

Anne

Evans

Daughter
Female

Kate

Sheppard

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Sheppard

Son
Male

John

Evans

Son In Law
First name(s) Richard
Last name Sheppard
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 49
Birth year 1832
Birth place Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Richard

Sheppard

Head

Married

49

1832

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

Catherine

Sheppard

Wife

Married

46

1835

Bridgend, Glamorganshire, Wales

Anne

Evans

Daughter

Married

24

1857

Glamorganshire, Wales

Kate

Sheppard

Daughter

Single

22

1859

Merthyr, Glamorganshire, Wales

Thomas

Sheppard

Son

Single

11

1870

Merthyr, Glamorganshire, Wales

John

Evans

Son In Law

Married

26

1855

Merthyr, Glamorganshire, Wales

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