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Household of Thomas Shephard (born 1812, Cornwall)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Helston, Cornwall, 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.

Thomas Shephard and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Shephard, born in 1812 in Mullion, Cornwall, consisted of 8 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Catherine Shephard, born in 1820 in Mullion, Cornwall, England. They had 4 children; Joseph (born 1854 in Mullion, Cornwall, England), Laura (born 1856 in Mullion, Cornwall, England), William (born 1859 in Mullion, Cornwall, England) and Bessie (born 1863 in Mullion, Cornwall, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Servant, John H (born 1865 in Mullion, Cornwall, England) and Thomas's Servant, Mary J (born 1865 in Hayle, Cornwall, England).


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Thomas Shephard's household

Male

Thomas

Shephard

Head
Female

Catherine

Shephard

Wife
Male

Joseph

Shephard

Son
Female

Laura

Shephard

Daughter
Male

William

Shephard

Son
Female

Bessie

Shephard

Daughter
Male

John H

Williams

Servant
Female

Mary J

James

Servant
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Shephard
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 69
Birth year 1812
Birth place Mullion, Cornwall, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Shephard

Head

Married

69

1812

Mullion, Cornwall, England

Catherine

Shephard

Wife

Married

61

1820

Mullion, Cornwall, England

Joseph

Shephard

Son

Single

27

1854

Mullion, Cornwall, England

Laura

Shephard

Daughter

Single

25

1856

Mullion, Cornwall, England

William

Shephard

Son

Single

22

1859

Mullion, Cornwall, England

Bessie

Shephard

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Mullion, Cornwall, England

John H

Williams

Servant

Single

16

1865

Mullion, Cornwall, England

Mary J

James

Servant

Single

16

1865

Hayle, Cornwall, England

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