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Household of William Shepherd (born 1816, Lincolnshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Caistor, Lincolnshire, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Shepherd, born in 1816 in Wragby, Lincolnshire, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Eliza Shepherd, born in 1823 in Caistor, Lincolnshire, England. They had 2 children; Sarah E (born 1862 in Caistor, Lincolnshire, England) and Harriett (born 1863 in Caistor, Lincolnshire, England). They had 2 grandchildren; Henry G (born 1866 in Lincolnshire, England) and Thomas S (born 1877 in Hartlepool, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Apprentice, William Horton, born in 1859 in Binbrook, Lincolnshire, England.


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William Shepherd's household

Male

William

Shepherd

Head
Female

Eliza

Shepherd

Wife
Female

Sarah E

Shepherd

Daughter
Female

Harriett

Shepherd

Daughter
Male

Henry G

Shepherd

Grand Son
Male

Thomas S

Bennett

Grand Son
Male

William

Horton

Apprentice
First name(s) William
Last name Shepherd
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 65
Birth year 1816
Birth place Wragby, Lincolnshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Shepherd

Head

Married

65

1816

Wragby, Lincolnshire, England

Eliza

Shepherd

Wife

Married

58

1823

Caistor, Lincolnshire, England

Sarah E

Shepherd

Daughter

Single

19

1862

Caistor, Lincolnshire, England

Harriett

Shepherd

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Caistor, Lincolnshire, England

Henry G

Shepherd

Grand Son

Single

15

1866

Lincolnshire, England

Thomas S

Bennett

Grand Son

Single

4

1877

Hartlepool, Durham, England

William

Horton

Apprentice

Single

22

1859

Binbrook, Lincolnshire, England

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