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Household of Robert Shepherd (born 1843, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Burnley, 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.

Robert Shepherd and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Shepherd, born in 1843 in Horton in Ribblesdale, Yorkshire, consisted of 6 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Margaret Shepherd, born in 1844 in Nelson, Lancashire, England. They had 2 children; William (born 1869 in Salford, Lancashire, England) and Isabella (born 1871 in Nelson, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Robert's Boarder, Michael (born 1857 in Ireland) and Robert's Boarder, John Bailey (born 1847 in Harden, Yorkshire, England).


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Robert Shepherd's household

Male

Robert

Shepherd

Head
Female

Margaret

Shepherd

Wife
Male

William

Shepherd

Son
Female

Isabella

Shepherd

Daughter
Male

Michael

Gabanon

Boarder
Male

John Bailey

Fishwick

Boarder
First name(s) Robert
Last name Shepherd
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Horton in Ribblesdale, Yorkshire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Shepherd

Head

Married

38

1843

Horton in Ribblesdale, Yorkshire, England

Margaret

Shepherd

Wife

Married

37

1844

Nelson, Lancashire, England

William

Shepherd

Son

Single

12

1869

Salford, Lancashire, England

Isabella

Shepherd

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Nelson, Lancashire, England

Michael

Gabanon

Boarder

Single

24

1857

Ireland

John Bailey

Fishwick

Boarder

Single

34

1847

Harden, Yorkshire, England

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