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Household of William Shepherd (born 1839, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Axminster, 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 Shepherd and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Shepherd, born in 1839 in Colyton, Devon, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Sarah Shepherd, born in 1839 in Colyford, Devon, England. They had 6 children; Samuel (born 1860 in Colyford, Devon, England), Mary Ann (born 1861 in Colyford, Devon, England), Rose (born 1871 in Colyford, Devon, England), Frances (born 1873 in Colyford, Devon, England), Sarah (born 1875 in Colyford, Devon, England) and George (born 1878 in Colyford, Devon, England).


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William Shepherd's household

Male

William

Shepherd

Head
Female

Sarah

Shepherd

Wife
Male

Samuel

Shepherd

Son
Female

Mary Ann

Shepherd

Daughter
Female

Rose

Shepherd

Daughter
Female

Frances

Shepherd

Daughter
Female

Sarah

Shepherd

Daughter
Male

George

Shepherd

Son
First name(s) William
Last name Shepherd
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Colyton, Devon, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Shepherd

Head

Married

42

1839

Colyton, Devon, England

Sarah

Shepherd

Wife

Married

42

1839

Colyford, Devon, England

Samuel

Shepherd

Son

Single

21

1860

Colyford, Devon, England

Mary Ann

Shepherd

Daughter

Single

20

1861

Colyford, Devon, England

Rose

Shepherd

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Colyford, Devon, England

Frances

Shepherd

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Colyford, Devon, England

Sarah

Shepherd

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Colyford, Devon, England

George

Shepherd

Son

Single

3

1878

Colyford, Devon, England

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