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Household of William Shepherd (born 1853, Oxfordshire)
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 Shepherd and 8 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Shepherd, born in 1853 in Middleton, Oxfordshire, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Emily Shepherd, born in 1854 in Lindfield, Sussex, England. They had 6 children; Emily (born 1876 in Rottingdean, Sussex, England), Mabel (born 1878 in Brighton, Sussex, England), William (born 1879 in Brighton, Sussex, England), Reginald (born 1881 in Brighton, Sussex, England), James (born 1854 in Broadwater, Sussex, England) and Walter (born 1864 in Brighton, Sussex, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Lodger Head, Ruth Ockenden, born in 1824 in Washington, Sussex, England.
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William Shepherd's household
William
Shepherd
Head
Emily
Shepherd
Wife
Emily
Shepherd
Daughter
Mabel
Shepherd
Daughter
William
Shepherd
Son
Reginald
Shepherd
Son
Ruth
Ockenden
Lodger Head
James
Ockenden
Son
Walter
Ockenden
Son
| First name(s) | William |
| Last name | Shepherd |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 28 |
| Birth year | 1853 |
| Birth place | Middleton, Oxfordshire, England |
Household members (9 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
William | Shepherd | Head | Married | 28 | 1853 | Middleton, Oxfordshire, England | |
Emily | Shepherd | Wife | Married | 27 | 1854 | Lindfield, Sussex, England | |
Emily | Shepherd | Daughter | Single | 5 | 1876 | Rottingdean, Sussex, England | |
Mabel | Shepherd | Daughter | Single | 3 | 1878 | Brighton, Sussex, England | |
William | Shepherd | Son | Single | 2 | 1879 | Brighton, Sussex, England | |
Reginald | Shepherd | Son | Single | 0 | 1881 | Brighton, Sussex, England | |
Ruth | Ockenden | Lodger Head | Widow | 57 | 1824 | Washington, Sussex, England | |
James | Ockenden | Son | Single | 27 | 1854 | Broadwater, Sussex, England | |
Walter | Ockenden | Son | Single | 17 | 1864 | Brighton, Sussex, England |
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