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Household of Thomas Shepherd (born 1838, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wigan, Lancashire, 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 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Shepherd, born in 1838 in Wigan, Lancashire, consisted of 4 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Catherine Shepherd, born in 1834 in Wigan, Lancashire, England. They had 1 child; Henry, born 1855 in Wigan, Lancashire, England.
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Adopted, Margaret Marsh, born in 1869 in Pemberton, Lancashire, England.


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Thomas Shepherd's household

Male

Thomas

Shepherd

Head
Female

Catherine

Shepherd

Wife
Male

Henry

Shepherd

Son
Female

Margaret

Marsh

Adopted
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Shepherd
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Wigan, Lancashire, England

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Shepherd

Head

Married

43

1838

Wigan, Lancashire, England

Catherine

Shepherd

Wife

Married

47

1834

Wigan, Lancashire, England

Henry

Shepherd

Son

Single

26

1855

Wigan, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Marsh

Adopted

Single

12

1869

Pemberton, Lancashire, England

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