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Household of William Shepherd (born 1834, Cornwall)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Columb, Cornwall, 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 1834 in St Issey, Cornwall, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Ann Shepherd, born in 1835 in St Issey, Cornwall, England. They had 5 children; Martin (born 1861 in St Issey, Cornwall, England), Tom (born 1863 in St Issey, Cornwall, England), Mary (born 1866 in St Issey, Cornwall, England), Bessie (born 1868 in St Issey, Cornwall, England) and William (born 1874 in St Issey, Cornwall, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Nephew, William Joseph Drew, born in 1871 in Newport, Monmouthshire, Wales.


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William Shepherd's household

Male

William

Shepherd

Head
Female

Elizabeth Ann

Shepherd

Wife
Male

Martin

Shepherd

Son
Male

Tom

Shepherd

Son
Female

Mary

Shepherd

Daughter
Female

Bessie

Shepherd

Daughter
Male

William

Shepherd

Son
Male

William Joseph

Drew

Nephew
First name(s) William
Last name Shepherd
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place St Issey, Cornwall, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Shepherd

Head

Married

47

1834

St Issey, Cornwall, England

Elizabeth Ann

Shepherd

Wife

Married

46

1835

St Issey, Cornwall, England

Martin

Shepherd

Son

Single

20

1861

St Issey, Cornwall, England

Tom

Shepherd

Son

Single

18

1863

St Issey, Cornwall, England

Mary

Shepherd

Daughter

Single

15

1866

St Issey, Cornwall, England

Bessie

Shepherd

Daughter

Single

13

1868

St Issey, Cornwall, England

William

Shepherd

Son

Single

7

1874

St Issey, Cornwall, England

William Joseph

Drew

Nephew

Single

10

1871

Newport, Monmouthshire, Wales

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