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Household of Thomas Shepherd (born 1831, Northamptonshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chester, Cheshire, 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 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Shepherd, born in 1831 in Blakesley, Northamptonshire, consisted of 10 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Catherine W Shepherd, born in 1841 in Lutterworth, Leicestershire, England. They had 6 children; Catherine J (born 1861 in Chester, Cheshire, England), William F J (born 1869 in Chester, Cheshire, England), Walter H R (born 1870 in Chester, Cheshire, England), Joseph D (born 1872 in Chester, Cheshire, England), Frances E (born 1876 in Chester, Cheshire, England) and Rose (born 1878 in Chester, Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Servant, Jane (born 1860 in Chester, Cheshire, England) and Thomas's Servant, Mary (born 1864 in Kingsley, Cheshire, England).


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Thomas Shepherd's household

Male

Thomas

Shepherd

Head
Female

Catherine W

Shepherd

Wife
Female

Catherine J

Shepherd

Daughter
Male

William F J

Shepherd

Son
Male

Walter H R

Shepherd

Son
Male

Joseph D

Shepherd

Son
Female

Frances E

Shepherd

Daughter
Female

Rose

Shepherd

Daughter
Female

Jane

Rafferty

Servant
Female

Mary

Fletcher

Servant
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Shepherd
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Blakesley, Northamptonshire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Shepherd

Head

Married

50

1831

Blakesley, Northamptonshire, England

Catherine W

Shepherd

Wife

Married

40

1841

Lutterworth, Leicestershire, England

Catherine J

Shepherd

Daughter

Single

20

1861

Chester, Cheshire, England

William F J

Shepherd

Son

Single

12

1869

Chester, Cheshire, England

Walter H R

Shepherd

Son

Single

11

1870

Chester, Cheshire, England

Joseph D

Shepherd

Son

Single

9

1872

Chester, Cheshire, England

Frances E

Shepherd

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Chester, Cheshire, England

Rose

Shepherd

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Chester, Cheshire, England

Jane

Rafferty

Servant

Single

21

1860

Chester, Cheshire, England

Mary

Fletcher

Servant

Single

17

1864

Kingsley, Cheshire, England

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