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Household of Alexander Shapcott (born 1845, Devon)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Croydon, Surrey, 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.
Alexander Shapcott and 8 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Shapcott, born in 1845 in Bishop's Nympton, Devon, consisted of 9 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Mary A Shapcott, born in 1848 in Croydon, Surrey, England. They had 6 children; Alexander (born 1871 in Croydon, Surrey, England), Alfred (born 1872 in Croydon, Surrey, England), Caroline (born 1873 in Croydon, Surrey, England), Emily (born 1876 in Croydon, Surrey, England), Ethel (born 1878 in Croydon, Surrey, England) and Leila (born 1880 in Croydon, Surrey, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Alexander's Servant, Mary Britten, born in 1864 in Bedford, Bedfordshire, England.
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Alexander Shapcott's household
Alexander
Shapcott
Head
Mary A
Shapcott
Wife
Alexander
Shapcott
Son
Alfred
Shapcott
Son
Caroline
Shapcott
Daughter
Emily
Shapcott
Daughter
Ethel
Shapcott
Daughter
Leila
Shapcott
Daughter
Mary
Britten
Servant
| First name(s) | Alexander |
| Last name | Shapcott |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 36 |
| Birth year | 1845 |
| Birth place | Bishop's Nympton, Devon, England |
Household members (9 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alexander | Shapcott | Head | Married | 36 | 1845 | Bishop's Nympton, Devon, England | |
Mary A | Shapcott | Wife | Married | 33 | 1848 | Croydon, Surrey, England | |
Alexander | Shapcott | Son | Single | 10 | 1871 | Croydon, Surrey, England | |
Alfred | Shapcott | Son | Single | 9 | 1872 | Croydon, Surrey, England | |
Caroline | Shapcott | Daughter | Single | 8 | 1873 | Croydon, Surrey, England | |
Emily | Shapcott | Daughter | Single | 5 | 1876 | Croydon, Surrey, England | |
Ethel | Shapcott | Daughter | Single | 3 | 1878 | Croydon, Surrey, England | |
Leila | Shapcott | Daughter | Single | 1 | 1880 | Croydon, Surrey, England | |
Mary | Britten | Servant | Single | 17 | 1864 | Bedford, Bedfordshire, England |
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