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Household of Theophilus Shepstone (born 1847, Somerset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bristol, Gloucestershire, 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.

Theophilus Shepstone and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Theophilus Shepstone, born in 1847 in Wraxall, Somerset, consisted of 7 members. Theophilus was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth A Shepstone, born in 1845 in Limington, Somerset, England. They had 1 child; Louisa, born 1878 in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were Theophilus's Boarder, George (born 1857 in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England), Theophilus's Boarder, John (born 1848 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), Theophilus's Boarder, Samuel (born 1849 in Ludlow, Shropshire, England) and Theophilus's Boarder, William (born 1866 in Hanham, Gloucestershire, England).


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Theophilus Shepstone's household

Male

Theophilus

Shepstone

Head
Female

Elizabeth A

Shepstone

Wife
Female

Louisa

Shepstone

Daughter
Male

George

Williams

Boarder
Male

John

Mc Cann

Boarder
Male

Samuel

Colston

Boarder
Male

William

Colston

Boarder
First name(s) Theophilus
Last name Shepstone
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Wraxall, Somerset, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Theophilus

Shepstone

Head

Married

34

1847

Wraxall, Somerset, England

Elizabeth A

Shepstone

Wife

Married

36

1845

Limington, Somerset, England

Louisa

Shepstone

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Bristol, Gloucestershire, England

George

Williams

Boarder

Single

24

1857

Bristol, Gloucestershire, England

John

Mc Cann

Boarder

Single

33

1848

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Samuel

Colston

Boarder

Widower

32

1849

Ludlow, Shropshire, England

William

Colston

Boarder

Single

15

1866

Hanham, Gloucestershire, England

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