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Household of Thomas Shepherd (born 1838, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bury, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Shepherd, born in 1838 in Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Grace Shepherd, born in 1839 in Bamford, Lancashire, England. They had 6 children; Elizabeth (born 1864 in Lancashire, England), John (born 1867 in Bamford, Lancashire, England), James (born 1868 in Lancashire, England), Thomas Brown (born 1870 in Lancashire, England), Mary Ann (born 1872 in Lancashire, England) and Margaret (born 1877 in Lancashire, England).


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Thomas Shepherd's household

Male

Thomas

Shepherd

Head
Female

Grace

Shepherd

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

Shepherd

Daughter
Male

John

Shepherd

Son
Male

James

Shepherd

Son
Male

Thomas Brown

Shepherd

Son
Female

Mary Ann

Shepherd

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Shepherd

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

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Shepherd

Head

Married

43

1838

Lancashire, England

Grace

Shepherd

Wife

Married

42

1839

Bamford, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Shepherd

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Lancashire, England

John

Shepherd

Son

Single

14

1867

Bamford, Lancashire, England

James

Shepherd

Son

Single

13

1868

Lancashire, England

Thomas Brown

Shepherd

Son

Single

11

1870

Lancashire, England

Mary Ann

Shepherd

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Lancashire, England

Margaret

Shepherd

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Lancashire, England

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