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Household of William Shepherd (born 1848, Staffordshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West Ham, London,Essex, 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 1848 in Stafford, Staffordshire, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Sarah Ann Shepherd, born in 1850 in Stafford, Staffordshire, England. They had 4 children; Elijah (born 1869 in Stafford, Staffordshire, England), William (born 1876 in London, Middlesex, England), Alfred (born 1878 in London, Middlesex, England) and Ernest (born 1880 in London, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1867 in Montrose, Angus, Scotland), William's Boarder, Lot (born 1841 in Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England) and William's Boarder, Maria (born 1841 in Lynn, Norfolk, England).


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William Shepherd's household

Male

William

Shepherd

Head
Female

Sarah Ann

Shepherd

Wife
Male

Elijah

Shepherd

Son
Male

William

Shepherd

Son
Male

Alfred

Shepherd

Son
Male

Ernest

Shepherd

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Carmichael

Servant
Male

Lot

Cook

Boarder
Female

Maria

Cook

Boarder
First name(s) William
Last name Shepherd
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place Stafford, Staffordshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Shepherd

Head

Married

33

1848

Stafford, Staffordshire, England

Sarah Ann

Shepherd

Wife

Married

31

1850

Stafford, Staffordshire, England

Elijah

Shepherd

Son

Single

12

1869

Stafford, Staffordshire, England

William

Shepherd

Son

Single

5

1876

London, Middlesex, England

Alfred

Shepherd

Son

Single

3

1878

London, Middlesex, England

Ernest

Shepherd

Son

Single

1

1880

London, Middlesex, England

Elizabeth

Carmichael

Servant

Single

14

1867

Montrose, Angus, Scotland

Lot

Cook

Boarder

Married

40

1841

Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England

Maria

Cook

Boarder

Married

40

1841

Lynn, Norfolk, England

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