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Household of Thomas Shepherd (born 1850, Essex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Islington, London,Middlesex, 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 Shepherd and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Shepherd, born in 1850 in Essex, consisted of 8 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Sarah Shepherd, born in 1853 in Essex, England. They had 4 children; Emily (born 1876 in Islington, Middlesex, England), Alice (born 1877 in Islington, Middlesex, England), William (born 1879 in Islington, Middlesex, England) and Thomas (born 1881 in Islington, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Boarder, Richard (born 1847 in Essex, England) and Thomas's Boarder, William (born 1858 in Hockenden, Essex, England).


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Thomas Shepherd's household

Male

Thomas

Shepherd

Head
Female

Sarah

Shepherd

Wife
Female

Emily

Shepherd

Daughter
Female

Alice

Shepherd

Daughter
Male

William

Shepherd

Son
Male

Thomas

Shepherd

Son
Male

Richard

Maisfield

Boarder
Male

William

Collins

Boarder
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Shepherd
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 31
Birth year 1850
Birth place Essex, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Shepherd

Head

Married

31

1850

Essex, England

Sarah

Shepherd

Wife

Married

28

1853

Essex, England

Emily

Shepherd

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Islington, Middlesex, England

Alice

Shepherd

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Islington, Middlesex, England

William

Shepherd

Son

Single

2

1879

Islington, Middlesex, England

Thomas

Shepherd

Son

Single

0

1881

Islington, Middlesex, England

Richard

Maisfield

Boarder

Single

34

1847

Essex, England

William

Collins

Boarder

Single

23

1858

Hockenden, Essex, England

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