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Household of Thomas Shepherd (born 1841, Kent)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Lewisham, London,Kent, 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 1841 in Maidstone, Kent, consisted of 8 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Margaret Shepherd, born in 1799 in Chatham, Kent, England. They had 2 children; Mary (born 1874 in Lee, Kent, England) and Sarah (born 1881 in Lee, Kent, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Sister, Susan (born 1844 in Blackheath, Kent, England) and Thomas's Nephew, Thomas (born 1879 in Lee, Kent, England).


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Thomas Shepherd's household

Male

Thomas

Shepherd

Head
Female

Margaret

Shepherd

Wife
Male

Thomas

Shepherd

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Shepherd

Wife
Female

Mary

Shepherd

Daughter
Female

Sarah

Shepherd

Daughter
Female

Susan

Cave

Sister
Male

Thomas

Cave

Nephew
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Shepherd
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 79
Birth year 1802
Birth place Huntingdon, Huntingdonshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Shepherd

Head

Married

79

1802

Huntingdon, Huntingdonshire, England

Margaret

Shepherd

Wife

Married

82

1799

Chatham, Kent, England

Thomas

Shepherd

Head

Married

40

1841

Maidstone, Kent, England

Elizabeth

Shepherd

Wife

Married

45

1836

Dagenham, Essex, England

Mary

Shepherd

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Lee, Kent, England

Sarah

Shepherd

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Lee, Kent, England

Susan

Cave

Sister

Married

37

1844

Blackheath, Kent, England

Thomas

Cave

Nephew

Single

2

1879

Lee, Kent, England

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