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Household of William Shepherd (born 1840, Staffordshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Barrow in Furness, 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 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Shepherd, born in 1840 in Stafford, Staffordshire, consisted of 11 members. William was the head of the household, married to Susannah Shepherd, born in 1840 in Stafford, Staffordshire, England. They had 7 children; Esther J (born 1864 in Stafford, Staffordshire, England), James W (born 1866 in Stafford, Staffordshire, England), Samuel (born 1868 in Stafford, Staffordshire, England), Sarah Ann (born 1873 in Stafford, Staffordshire, England), Florence (born 1875 in Stafford, Staffordshire, England), Mary E (born 1876 in Stafford, Staffordshire, England) and Joseph (born 1879 in Barrow in Furness, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Boarder, William (born 1854 in Stafford, Staffordshire, England) and William's Boarder, Dennis (born 1854 in Stafford, Staffordshire, England).


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William Shepherd's household

Male

William

Shepherd

Head
Female

Susannah

Shepherd

Wife
Female

Esther J

Shepherd

Daughter
Male

James W

Shepherd

Son
Male

Samuel

Shepherd

Son
Female

Sarah Ann

Shepherd

Daughter
Female

Florence

Shepherd

Daughter
Female

Mary E

Shepherd

Daughter
Male

Joseph

Shepherd

Son
Male

William

Munslow

Boarder
Male

Dennis

Mansell

Boarder
First name(s) William
Last name Shepherd
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Stafford, Staffordshire, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Shepherd

Head

Married

41

1840

Stafford, Staffordshire, England

Susannah

Shepherd

Wife

Married

41

1840

Stafford, Staffordshire, England

Esther J

Shepherd

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Stafford, Staffordshire, England

James W

Shepherd

Son

Single

15

1866

Stafford, Staffordshire, England

Samuel

Shepherd

Son

Single

13

1868

Stafford, Staffordshire, England

Sarah Ann

Shepherd

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Stafford, Staffordshire, England

Florence

Shepherd

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Stafford, Staffordshire, England

Mary E

Shepherd

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Stafford, Staffordshire, England

Joseph

Shepherd

Son

Single

2

1879

Barrow in Furness, Lancashire, England

William

Munslow

Boarder

Single

27

1854

Stafford, Staffordshire, England

Dennis

Mansell

Boarder

Single

27

1854

Stafford, Staffordshire, England

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