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Household of Charles Kapke (born 1845, Prussia)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in South Shields, Durham, 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.

Charles Kapke and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Charles Kapke, born in 1845 in Prussia, consisted of 7 members. Charles was the head of the household, married to Mary J Kapke, born in 1843 in South Shields, Durham, England. They had 4 children; Alex (born 1863 in South Shields, Durham, England), John C (born 1871 in South Shields, Durham, England), Christiana (born 1874 in South Shields, Durham, England) and Mary J (born 1878 in South Shields, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Charles's Brother, Thomas Purvis, born in 1833 in South Shields, Durham, England.


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Charles Kapke's household

Male

Charles

Kapke

Head
Female

Mary J

Kapke

Wife
Male

Alex

Menzies

Son
Male

John C

Kapke

Son
Female

Christiana

Kapke

Daughter
Female

Mary J

Kapke

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Purvis

Brother
First name(s) Charles
Last name Kapke
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Prussia, Germany

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Charles

Kapke

Head

Married

36

1845

Prussia, Germany

Mary J

Kapke

Wife

Married

38

1843

South Shields, Durham, England

Alex

Menzies

Son

Single

18

1863

South Shields, Durham, England

John C

Kapke

Son

Single

10

1871

South Shields, Durham, England

Christiana

Kapke

Daughter

Single

7

1874

South Shields, Durham, England

Mary J

Kapke

Daughter

Single

3

1878

South Shields, Durham, England

Thomas

Purvis

Brother

Single

48

1833

South Shields, Durham, England

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