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Household of William Shepherd (born 1834, Lancashire)

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

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Shepherd, born in 1834 in Blackrod, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Susannah Shepherd, born in 1831 in Aspull, Lancashire, England. They had 5 children; Annie (born 1860 in Aspull, Lancashire, England), Mary (born 1863 in Aspull, Lancashire, England), Rebecca (born 1866 in Aspull, Lancashire, England), Margaret (born 1868 in Aspull, Lancashire, England) and Ellen (born 1872 in Aspull, Lancashire, England).


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William Shepherd's household

Male

William

Shepherd

Head
Female

Susannah

Shepherd

Wife
Female

Annie

Shepherd

Daughter
Female

Mary

Shepherd

Daughter
Female

Rebecca

Shepherd

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Shepherd

Daughter
Female

Ellen

Shepherd

Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name Shepherd
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Blackrod, Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Shepherd

Head

Married

47

1834

Blackrod, Lancashire, England

Susannah

Shepherd

Wife

Married

50

1831

Aspull, Lancashire, England

Annie

Shepherd

Daughter

Single

21

1860

Aspull, Lancashire, England

Mary

Shepherd

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Aspull, Lancashire, England

Rebecca

Shepherd

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Aspull, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Shepherd

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Aspull, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Shepherd

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Aspull, Lancashire, England

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