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Household of Thomas Shepherd (born 1833, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Preston, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Shepherd, born in 1833 in Preston, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Shepherd, born in 1832 in Walton Le Dale, Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; James Joseph (born 1857 in Preston, Lancashire, England), Richard (born 1860 in Preston, Lancashire, England), Susannah (born 1866 in Preston, Lancashire, England) and Joseph (born 1875 in Preston, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Father, Joseph Shepherd, born in 1812 in Preston, Lancashire, England.


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Thomas Shepherd's household

Male

Thomas

Shepherd

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Shepherd

Wife
Male

James Joseph

Shepherd

Son
Male

Richard

Shepherd

Son
Female

Susannah

Shepherd

Daughter
Male

Joseph

Shepherd

Son
Male

Joseph

Shepherd

Father
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Shepherd
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Preston, Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Shepherd

Head

Married

48

1833

Preston, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Shepherd

Wife

Married

49

1832

Walton Le Dale, Lancashire, England

James Joseph

Shepherd

Son

Single

24

1857

Preston, Lancashire, England

Richard

Shepherd

Son

Single

21

1860

Preston, Lancashire, England

Susannah

Shepherd

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Preston, Lancashire, England

Joseph

Shepherd

Son

Single

6

1875

Preston, Lancashire, England

Joseph

Shepherd

Father

Widower

69

1812

Preston, Lancashire, England

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