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Household of William Shepherd (born 1838, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Birkenhead, Cheshire, 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 1838 in Litherland, Lancashire, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Jane Shepherd, born in 1838 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England. They had 7 children; George (born 1863 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), James (born 1866 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), Frederick (born 1871 in Tranmere, Cheshire, England), Emily (born 1873 in Tranmere, Cheshire, England), Richard (born 1875 in Tranmere, Cheshire, England), Henry E (born 1879 in Tranmere, Cheshire, England) and Jane (born 1881 in Tranmere, Cheshire, England).


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William Shepherd's household

Male

William

Shepherd

Head
Female

Jane

Shepherd

Wife
Male

George

Shepherd

Son
Male

James

Shepherd

Son
Male

Frederick

Shepherd

Son
Female

Emily

Shepherd

Daughter
Male

Richard

Shepherd

Son
Male

Henry E

Shepherd

Son
Female

Jane

Shepherd

Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name Shepherd
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Litherland, Lancashire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Shepherd

Head

Married

43

1838

Litherland, Lancashire, England

Jane

Shepherd

Wife

Married

43

1838

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

George

Shepherd

Son

Single

18

1863

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

James

Shepherd

Son

Single

15

1866

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Frederick

Shepherd

Son

Single

10

1871

Tranmere, Cheshire, England

Emily

Shepherd

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Tranmere, Cheshire, England

Richard

Shepherd

Son

Single

6

1875

Tranmere, Cheshire, England

Henry E

Shepherd

Son

Single

2

1879

Tranmere, Cheshire, England

Jane

Shepherd

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Tranmere, Cheshire, England

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