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Household of William Shepherd (born 1842, 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 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Shepherd, born in 1842 in Wigan, Lancashire, consisted of 10 members. William was the head of the household, married to Ann Shepherd, born in 1843 in Wigan, Lancashire, England. They had 8 children; Priscilla (born 1862 in Wigan, Lancashire, England), Mary (born 1867 in Wigan, Lancashire, England), Annie (born 1869 in Wigan, Lancashire, England), Alice (born 1871 in Quebec, Durham, England), James (born 1873 in Wigan, Lancashire, England), John Wm (born 1876 in Wigan, Lancashire, England), Jane (born 1878 in Wigan, Lancashire, England) and Louis (born 1880 in Wigan, Lancashire, England).


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William Shepherd's household

Male

William

Shepherd

Head
Female

Ann

Shepherd

Wife
Female

Priscilla

Shepherd

Daughter
Female

Mary

Shepherd

Daughter
Female

Annie

Shepherd

Daughter
Female

Alice

Shepherd

Daughter
Male

James

Shepherd

Son
Male

John Wm

Shepherd

Son
Female

Jane

Shepherd

Daughter
Male

Louis

Shepherd

Son
First name(s) William
Last name Shepherd
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Wigan, 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

39

1842

Wigan, Lancashire, England

Ann

Shepherd

Wife

Married

38

1843

Wigan, Lancashire, England

Priscilla

Shepherd

Daughter

Single

19

1862

Wigan, Lancashire, England

Mary

Shepherd

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Wigan, Lancashire, England

Annie

Shepherd

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Wigan, Lancashire, England

Alice

Shepherd

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Quebec, Durham, England

James

Shepherd

Son

Single

8

1873

Wigan, Lancashire, England

John Wm

Shepherd

Son

Single

5

1876

Wigan, Lancashire, England

Jane

Shepherd

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Wigan, Lancashire, England

Louis

Shepherd

Son

Single

1

1880

Wigan, Lancashire, England

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