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Household of Thomas Shepherd (born 1837, Gloucestershire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West Ham, London,Essex, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Shepherd, born in 1837 in Bristol, Gloucestershire, consisted of 9 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Maria Shepherd, born in 1835 in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England. They had 7 children; Samuel (born 1861 in Poplar, Middlesex, England), Thomas King (born 1862 in Poplar, Middlesex, England), Edward (born 1869 in Poplar, Middlesex, England), Joseph (born 1871 in Canning Town, Essex, England), Alfred (born 1873 in Canning Town, Essex, England), Henry (born 1876 in Canning Town, Essex, England) and Christopher (born 1877 in Plaistow, Essex, England).


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Thomas Shepherd's household

Male

Thomas

Shepherd

Head
Female

Maria

Shepherd

Wife
Male

Samuel

Shepherd

Son
Male

Thomas King

Shepherd

Son
Male

Edward

Shepherd

Son
Male

Joseph

Shepherd

Son
Male

Alfred

Shepherd

Son
Male

Henry

Shepherd

Son
Male

Christopher

Shepherd

Son
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Shepherd
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Bristol, Gloucestershire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Shepherd

Head

Married

44

1837

Bristol, Gloucestershire, England

Maria

Shepherd

Wife

Married

46

1835

Bristol, Gloucestershire, England

Samuel

Shepherd

Son

Single

20

1861

Poplar, Middlesex, England

Thomas King

Shepherd

Son

Single

19

1862

Poplar, Middlesex, England

Edward

Shepherd

Son

Single

12

1869

Poplar, Middlesex, England

Joseph

Shepherd

Son

Single

10

1871

Canning Town, Essex, England

Alfred

Shepherd

Son

Single

8

1873

Canning Town, Essex, England

Henry

Shepherd

Son

Single

5

1876

Canning Town, Essex, England

Christopher

Shepherd

Son

Single

4

1877

Plaistow, Essex, England

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