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Household of Robert Sheppard (born 1838, Somerset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Alton, Hampshire, 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 Sheppard and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Sheppard, born in 1838 in Coleford, Somerset, consisted of 10 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Emma Sheppard, born in 1838 in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England. They had 6 children; Annie Proten (born 1867 in Shirley, Hampshire, England), Alfred Brunley (born 1871 in Shirley, Hampshire, England), Frank (born 1872 in Alton, Hampshire, England), Nellie (born 1875 in Alton, Hampshire, England), Minnie (born 1876 in Alton, Hampshire, England) and Florence C (born 1878 in Alton, Hampshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Robert's Boarder, Herbert Wm (born 1863 in Binsted, Hampshire, England) and Robert's Boarder, Earnest (born 1866 in Bentley, Hampshire, England).


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Robert Sheppard's household

Male

Robert

Sheppard

Head
Female

Emma

Sheppard

Wife
Female

Annie Proten

Sheppard

Daughter
Male

Alfred Brunley

Sheppard

Son
Male

Frank

Sheppard

Son
Female

Nellie

Sheppard

Daughter
Female

Minnie

Sheppard

Daughter
Female

Florence C

Sheppard

Daughter
Male

Herbert Wm

Grover

Boarder
Male

Earnest

Walters

Boarder
First name(s) Robert
Last name Sheppard
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Coleford, Somerset, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Sheppard

Head

Married

43

1838

Coleford, Somerset, England

Emma

Sheppard

Wife

Married

43

1838

Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England

Annie Proten

Sheppard

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Shirley, Hampshire, England

Alfred Brunley

Sheppard

Son

Single

10

1871

Shirley, Hampshire, England

Frank

Sheppard

Son

Single

9

1872

Alton, Hampshire, England

Nellie

Sheppard

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Alton, Hampshire, England

Minnie

Sheppard

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Alton, Hampshire, England

Florence C

Sheppard

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Alton, Hampshire, England

Herbert Wm

Grover

Boarder

Single

18

1863

Binsted, Hampshire, England

Earnest

Walters

Boarder

Single

15

1866

Bentley, Hampshire, England

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