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Household of Robert Shepherd (born 1826, Cumberland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Weardale, Durham, 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 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Shepherd, born in 1826 in Wiston, Cumberland, consisted of 11 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Shepherd, born in 1830 in Sebergham, Cumberland, England. They had 8 children; Mary J (born 1856 in United States), Elizabeth A (born 1860 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England), Alice M (born 1861 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England), Louisa M (born 1862 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England), Edith H (born 1864 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England), Ida B (born 1868 in Gateshead, Durham, England), Charles T L (born 1869 in Gateshead, Durham, England) and Kate P (born 1873 in Gateshead, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Robert's Servant, Elizabeth A Bell, born in 1861 in Stanhope, Durham, England.


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Robert Shepherd's household

Male

Robert

Shepherd

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Shepherd

Wife
Female

Mary J

Shepherd

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth A

Shepherd

Daughter
Female

Alice M

Shepherd

Daughter
Female

Louisa M

Shepherd

Daughter
Female

Edith H

Shepherd

Daughter
Female

Ida B

Shepherd

Daughter
Male

Charles T L

Shepherd

Son
Female

Kate P

Shepherd

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth A

Bell

Servant
First name(s) Robert
Last name Shepherd
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 55
Birth year 1826
Birth place Wiston, Cumberland, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Shepherd

Head

Married

55

1826

Wiston, Cumberland, England

Elizabeth

Shepherd

Wife

Married

51

1830

Sebergham, Cumberland, England

Mary J

Shepherd

Daughter

Single

25

1856

United States

Elizabeth A

Shepherd

Daughter

Single

21

1860

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

Alice M

Shepherd

Daughter

Single

20

1861

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

Louisa M

Shepherd

Daughter

Single

19

1862

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

Edith H

Shepherd

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

Ida B

Shepherd

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Gateshead, Durham, England

Charles T L

Shepherd

Son

Single

12

1869

Gateshead, Durham, England

Kate P

Shepherd

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Gateshead, Durham, England

Elizabeth A

Bell

Servant

Single

20

1861

Stanhope, Durham, England

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