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Household of William Shepherd (born 1840, Worcestershire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Prestwich, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Shepherd, born in 1840 in Dudley, Worcestershire, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Eliza Shepherd, born in 1849 in Staffordshire, England. They had 6 children; John E (born 1866 in Bradford, Lancashire, England), Sarah A (born 1870 in Bradford, Lancashire, England), Florence (born 1874 in Bradford, Lancashire, England), Bertha (born 1877 in Bradford, Lancashire, England), Lily (born 1879 in Bradford, Lancashire, England) and Mary (born 1881 in Bradford, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Lodger, Charles Shepherd, born in 1842 in Dudley, Worcestershire, England.


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William Shepherd's household

Male

William

Shepherd

Head
Female

Eliza

Shepherd

Wife
Male

John E

Shepherd

Son
Female

Sarah A

Shepherd

Daughter
Female

Florence

Shepherd

Daughter
Female

Bertha

Shepherd

Daughter
Female

Lily

Shepherd

Daughter
Female

Mary

Shepherd

Daughter
Male

Charles

Shepherd

Lodger
First name(s) William
Last name Shepherd
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Dudley, Worcestershire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Shepherd

Head

Married

41

1840

Dudley, Worcestershire, England

Eliza

Shepherd

Wife

Married

32

1849

Staffordshire, England

John E

Shepherd

Son

Single

15

1866

Bradford, Lancashire, England

Sarah A

Shepherd

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Bradford, Lancashire, England

Florence

Shepherd

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Bradford, Lancashire, England

Bertha

Shepherd

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Bradford, Lancashire, England

Lily

Shepherd

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Bradford, Lancashire, England

Mary

Shepherd

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Bradford, Lancashire, England

Charles

Shepherd

Lodger

Single

39

1842

Dudley, Worcestershire, England

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