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Household of Thomas Shepherd (born 1824, Somerset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Williton, Somerset, 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 1824 in Stogursey, Somerset, consisted of 8 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Ellen J Shepherd, born in 1845 in Taunton, Somerset, England. They had 5 children; Bessie W (born 1870 in Corfe, Somerset, England), William (born 1871 in Corfe, Somerset, England), Thomas (born 1873 in Stogursey, Somerset, England), Albert J (born 1876 in Old Cleeve, Somerset, England) and Arnold J (born 1879 in Old Cleeve, Somerset, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Servant, Elizabeth Burge, born in 1867 in Old Cleeve, Somerset, England.


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Thomas Shepherd's household

Male

Thomas

Shepherd

Head
Female

Ellen J

Shepherd

Wife
Female

Bessie W

Shepherd

Daughter
Male

William

Shepherd

Son
Male

Thomas

Shepherd

Son
Male

Albert J

Shepherd

Son
Male

Arnold J

Shepherd

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Burge

Servant
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Shepherd
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 57
Birth year 1824
Birth place Stogursey, Somerset, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Shepherd

Head

Married

57

1824

Stogursey, Somerset, England

Ellen J

Shepherd

Wife

Married

36

1845

Taunton, Somerset, England

Bessie W

Shepherd

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Corfe, Somerset, England

William

Shepherd

Son

Single

10

1871

Corfe, Somerset, England

Thomas

Shepherd

Son

Single

8

1873

Stogursey, Somerset, England

Albert J

Shepherd

Son

Single

5

1876

Old Cleeve, Somerset, England

Arnold J

Shepherd

Son

Single

2

1879

Old Cleeve, Somerset, England

Elizabeth

Burge

Servant

Single

14

1867

Old Cleeve, Somerset, England

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