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Household of William Shepherd (born 1838, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Toxteth Park, Lancashire, 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 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Shepherd, born in 1838 in Liverpool, Lancashire, consisted of 10 members. William was the head of the household, married to Catherine Shepherd, born in 1847 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England. They had 5 children; George (born 1866 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), Emma J (born 1872 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), Ann M (born 1875 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), Ellen G (born 1878 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England) and William F (born 1880 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Sister In Law, Mary (born 1851 in Greenwich, Kent, England), William's Brother In Law, John (born 1844 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England) and William's Niece, Alice A (born 1872 in Australia).


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William Shepherd's household

Male

William

Shepherd

Head
Female

Catherine

Shepherd

Wife
Male

George

Shepherd

Son
Female

Emma J

Shepherd

Daughter
Female

Ann M

Shepherd

Daughter
Female

Ellen G

Shepherd

Daughter
Male

William F

Shepherd

Son
Female

Mary

Woodroofe

Sister In Law
Male

John

Woodroofe

Brother In Law
Female

Alice A

Woodroofe

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

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Shepherd

Head

Married

43

1838

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Catherine

Shepherd

Wife

Married

34

1847

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

George

Shepherd

Son

Single

15

1866

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Emma J

Shepherd

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Ann M

Shepherd

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Ellen G

Shepherd

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

William F

Shepherd

Son

Single

1

1880

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Mary

Woodroofe

Sister In Law

Married

30

1851

Greenwich, Kent, England

John

Woodroofe

Brother In Law

Married

37

1844

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Alice A

Woodroofe

Niece

Single

9

1872

Australia

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