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Household of Thomas Shepherd (born 1842, Shropshire)

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 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Shepherd, born in 1842 in Ludlow, Shropshire, consisted of 5 members. Thomas was the head of the household, widower. He had 2 grandchildren; Ruth A (born 1877 in Barrow in Furness, Lancashire, England) and Arthur (born 1881 in Barrow in Furness, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Step Daughter, Mary Ann (born 1857 in Tipton, Staffordshire, England) and Thomas's Boarder, William (born 1853 in Dalton in Furness, Lancashire, England).


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Thomas Shepherd's household

Male

Thomas

Shepherd

Head
Female

Mary Ann

Biggs

Step Daughter
Female

Ruth A

Biggs

Grand Daughter
Male

Arthur

Biggs

Grand Son
Male

William

Myers

Boarder
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Shepherd
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Ludlow, Shropshire, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Shepherd

Head

Widower

39

1842

Ludlow, Shropshire, England

Mary Ann

Biggs

Step Daughter

Single

24

1857

Tipton, Staffordshire, England

Ruth A

Biggs

Grand Daughter

Single

4

1877

Barrow in Furness, Lancashire, England

Arthur

Biggs

Grand Son

Single

0

1881

Barrow in Furness, Lancashire, England

William

Myers

Boarder

Single

28

1853

Dalton in Furness, Lancashire, England

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