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Household of William Sheppard (born 1839, Somerset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wells, Somerset, 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 Sheppard and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Sheppard, born in 1839 in Chewton Mendip, Somerset, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Anne Sheppard, born in 1835 in Chewton Mendip, Somerset, England. They had 5 children; Lilian (born 1865 in Chewton Mendip, Somerset, England), Hannah (born 1870 in Chewton Mendip, Somerset, England), Agnes (born 1872 in Chewton Mendip, Somerset, England), Ivan (born 1874 in Chewton Mendip, Somerset, England) and Edgar (born 1877 in Chewton Mendip, Somerset, England).


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William Sheppard's household

Male

William

Sheppard

Head
Female

Anne

Sheppard

Wife
Female

Lilian

Sheppard

Daughter
Female

Hannah

Sheppard

Daughter
Female

Agnes

Sheppard

Daughter
Male

Ivan

Sheppard

Son
Male

Edgar

Sheppard

Son
First name(s) William
Last name Sheppard
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Chewton Mendip, Somerset, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Sheppard

Head

Married

42

1839

Chewton Mendip, Somerset, England

Anne

Sheppard

Wife

Married

46

1835

Chewton Mendip, Somerset, England

Lilian

Sheppard

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Chewton Mendip, Somerset, England

Hannah

Sheppard

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Chewton Mendip, Somerset, England

Agnes

Sheppard

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Chewton Mendip, Somerset, England

Ivan

Sheppard

Son

Single

7

1874

Chewton Mendip, Somerset, England

Edgar

Sheppard

Son

Single

4

1877

Chewton Mendip, Somerset, England

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