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Household of William R Shepherd (born 1827, Sussex)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Brighton, Sussex, 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 R Shepherd and 8 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of William R Shepherd, born in 1827 in Chichester, Sussex, consisted of 9 members. William R was the head of the household, married to Mary A Shepherd, born in 1832 in Sussex, England. They had 1 child; Mary A, born 1853 in Sussex, England. They had 3 grandchildren; Nelly B (born 1878 in Brighton, Sussex, England), Florence (born 1879 in Brighton, Sussex, England) and Alice L (born 1881 in Brighton, Sussex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William R's Son In Law, George B (born 1854 in Brighton, Sussex, England), William R's Brother In Law, William J (born 1850 in Brighton, Sussex, England) and William R's Niece, Elizabeth F (born 1872 in Bishopstone, Sussex, England).
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William R Shepherd's household
William R
Shepherd
Head
Mary A
Shepherd
Wife
Mary A
Piper
Daughter
George B
Piper
Son In Law
Nelly B
Piper
Grand Daughter
Florence
Piper
Grand Daughter
Alice L
Piper
Grand Daughter
William J
Slaughter
Brother In Law
Elizabeth F
Harvey
Niece
| First name(s) | William R |
| Last name | Shepherd |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 54 |
| Birth year | 1827 |
| Birth place | Chichester, Sussex, England |
Household members (9 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
William R | Shepherd | Head | Married | 54 | 1827 | Chichester, Sussex, England | |
Mary A | Shepherd | Wife | Married | 49 | 1832 | Sussex, England | |
Mary A | Piper | Daughter | Married | 28 | 1853 | Sussex, England | |
George B | Piper | Son In Law | Married | 27 | 1854 | Brighton, Sussex, England | |
Nelly B | Piper | Grand Daughter | Single | 3 | 1878 | Brighton, Sussex, England | |
Florence | Piper | Grand Daughter | Single | 2 | 1879 | Brighton, Sussex, England | |
Alice L | Piper | Grand Daughter | Single | 0 | 1881 | Brighton, Sussex, England | |
William J | Slaughter | Brother In Law | Single | 31 | 1850 | Brighton, Sussex, England | |
Elizabeth F | Harvey | Niece | Single | 9 | 1872 | Bishopstone, Sussex, England |
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