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Household of William B Shepherd (born 1846, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Stoke Damerel, Devon, 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.

William B Shepherd and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William B Shepherd, born in 1846 in Devonport, Devon, consisted of 8 members. William B was the head of the household, married to Caroline Shepherd, born in 1849 in Devonport, Devon, England. They had 4 children; William R (born 1870 in Devonport, Devon, England), George R (born 1874 in Devonport, Devon, England), Caroline (born 1877 in Devonport, Devon, England) and Emma J (born 1878 in Devonport, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William B's Servant, Annie (born 1864 in Portland, Somerset, England) and William B's Boarder, William (born 1848 in Somerset, England).


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William B Shepherd's household

Male

William B

Shepherd

Head
Female

Caroline

Shepherd

Wife
Male

William R

Shepherd

Son
Male

George R

Shepherd

Son
Female

Caroline

Shepherd

Daughter
Female

Emma J

Shepherd

Daughter
Female

Annie

Williams

Servant
Male

William

Butchers

Boarder
First name(s) William B
Last name Shepherd
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Devonport, Devon, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William B

Shepherd

Head

Married

35

1846

Devonport, Devon, England

Caroline

Shepherd

Wife

Married

32

1849

Devonport, Devon, England

William R

Shepherd

Son

Single

11

1870

Devonport, Devon, England

George R

Shepherd

Son

Single

7

1874

Devonport, Devon, England

Caroline

Shepherd

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Devonport, Devon, England

Emma J

Shepherd

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Devonport, Devon, England

Annie

Williams

Servant

Single

17

1864

Portland, Somerset, England

William

Butchers

Boarder

Single

33

1848

Somerset, England

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