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Household of Thomas Shepherd (born 1847, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Barrow in Furness, 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 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Shepherd, born in 1847 in Manchester, Lancashire, consisted of 10 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Shepherd, born in 1849 in Manchester, Lancashire, England. They had 5 children; Sarah Ellen (born 1874 in Barrow, Lancashire, England), Ada (born 1876 in Barrow, Lancashire, England), William (born 1877 in Barrow, Lancashire, England), Caroline (born 1879 in Barrow, Lancashire, England) and Alice (born 1881 in Barrow, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Brother In Law, John (born 1851 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Thomas's Lodger, William (born 1852 in Stockport, Cheshire, England) and Thomas's Lodger, Robert (born 1851 in Manchester, Lancashire, England).


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Thomas Shepherd's household

Male

Thomas

Shepherd

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Shepherd

Wife
Female

Sarah Ellen

Shepherd

Daughter
Female

Ada

Shepherd

Daughter
Male

William

Shepherd

Son
Female

Caroline

Shepherd

Daughter
Female

Alice

Shepherd

Daughter
Male

John

Peake

Brother In Law
Male

William

Marshall

Lodger
Male

Robert

Brierly

Lodger
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Shepherd
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Manchester, Lancashire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Shepherd

Head

Married

34

1847

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Shepherd

Wife

Married

32

1849

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Sarah Ellen

Shepherd

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Barrow, Lancashire, England

Ada

Shepherd

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Barrow, Lancashire, England

William

Shepherd

Son

Single

4

1877

Barrow, Lancashire, England

Caroline

Shepherd

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Barrow, Lancashire, England

Alice

Shepherd

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Barrow, Lancashire, England

John

Peake

Brother In Law

Single

30

1851

Manchester, Lancashire, England

William

Marshall

Lodger

Married

29

1852

Stockport, Cheshire, England

Robert

Brierly

Lodger

Single

30

1851

Manchester, Lancashire, England

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