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Household of William Shepherd (born 1820, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Rochdale, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Shepherd, born in 1820 in Rochdale, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Nancy Shepherd, born in 1819 in Rochdale, Lancashire, England. They had 1 child; Sarah Ann, born 1848 in Rochdale, Lancashire, England. They had 4 grandchildren; Mary (born 1871 in Rochdale, Lancashire, England), William (born 1872 in Rochdale, Lancashire, England), James (born 1879 in Rochdale, Lancashire, England) and Sarah (born 1881 in Rochdale, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Son In Law, David Sutcliffe, born in 1842 in Rochdale, Lancashire, England.


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William Shepherd's household

Male

William

Shepherd

Head
Female

Nancy

Shepherd

Wife
Male

David

Sutcliffe

Son In Law
Female

Sarah Ann

Sutcliffe

Daughter
Female

Mary

Gill

Grand Daughter
Male

William

Gill

Grand Son
Male

James

Sutcliffe

Grand Son
Female

Sarah

Sutcliffe

Grand Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name Shepherd
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 61
Birth year 1820
Birth place Rochdale, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Shepherd

Head

Married

61

1820

Rochdale, Lancashire, England

Nancy

Shepherd

Wife

Married

62

1819

Rochdale, Lancashire, England

David

Sutcliffe

Son In Law

Married

39

1842

Rochdale, Lancashire, England

Sarah Ann

Sutcliffe

Daughter

Married

33

1848

Rochdale, Lancashire, England

Mary

Gill

Grand Daughter

Single

10

1871

Rochdale, Lancashire, England

William

Gill

Grand Son

Single

9

1872

Rochdale, Lancashire, England

James

Sutcliffe

Grand Son

Single

2

1879

Rochdale, Lancashire, England

Sarah

Sutcliffe

Grand Daughter

Single

0

1881

Rochdale, Lancashire, England

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