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Household of William Shepherd (born 1853, Wigtownshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Renfrew, Renfrewshire, Scotland

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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 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Shepherd, born in 1853 in New Luce, Wigtownshire, consisted of 5 members. William was the head of the household, married to Agnes Shepherd, born in 1857 in Carluke, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; James (born 1879 in Renfrew, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and Christina (born 1881 in Renfrew, Renfrewshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Boarder, James Faulds, born in 1831 in Ireland.


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William Shepherd's household

Male

William

Shepherd

Head
Female

Agnes

Shepherd

Wife
Male

James

Shepherd

Son
Female

Christina

Shepherd

Daughter
Male

James

Faulds

Boarder
First name(s) William
Last name Shepherd
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 28
Birth year 1853
Birth place New Luce, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Shepherd

Head

Married

28

1853

New Luce, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Agnes

Shepherd

Wife

Married

24

1857

Carluke, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Shepherd

Son

-

2

1879

Renfrew, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Christina

Shepherd

Daughter

-

0

1881

Renfrew, Renfrewshire, Scotland

James

Faulds

Boarder

Widower

50

1831

Ireland

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