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Household of William Shepherd (born 1850, Cheshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Salford, 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 1850 in Thornton, Cheshire, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Harriett Shepherd, born in 1850 in Warrington, Lancashire, England. They had 2 children; Sarah E (born 1873 in Tranmere, Cheshire, England) and Thomas H (born 1876 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Lodger, Thomas (born 1838 in Southport, Lancashire, England), William's Lodger, William (born 1839 in Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England) and William's Visitor, Sarah (born 1853 in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England).


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William Shepherd's household

Male

William

Shepherd

Head
Female

Harriett

Shepherd

Wife
Female

Sarah E

Shepherd

Daughter
Male

Thomas H

Shepherd

Son
Male

Thomas

Sutton

Lodger
Male

William

Yand

Lodger
Female

Sarah

Harding

Visitor
First name(s) William
Last name Shepherd
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 31
Birth year 1850
Birth place Thornton, Cheshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Shepherd

Head

Married

31

1850

Thornton, Cheshire, England

Harriett

Shepherd

Wife

Married

31

1850

Warrington, Lancashire, England

Sarah E

Shepherd

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Tranmere, Cheshire, England

Thomas H

Shepherd

Son

Single

5

1876

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

Thomas

Sutton

Lodger

Widower

43

1838

Southport, Lancashire, England

William

Yand

Lodger

Single

42

1839

Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England

Sarah

Harding

Visitor

Single

28

1853

Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England

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