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Household of George Shapland (born 1799, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Barnstaple, Devon, 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.

George Shapland and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of George Shapland, born in 1799 in South Molton, Devon, consisted of 6 members. George was the head of the household, married to Mary Shapland, born in 1802 in North Molton, Devon, England. They had 2 children; Elizabeth (born 1827 in North Molton, Devon, England) and Catherine (born 1831 in North Molton, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household were George's Visitor, Grace C (born 1823 in Barnstaple, Devon, England) and George's Servant, Mary Jane (born 1866 in Somerset, England).


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George Shapland's household

Male

George

Shapland

Head
Female

Mary

Shapland

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

Shapland

Daughter
Female

Catherine

Shapland

Daughter
Female

Grace C

Lovering

Visitor
Female

Mary Jane

Shapland

Servant
First name(s) George
Last name Shapland
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 82
Birth year 1799
Birth place South Molton, Devon, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

George

Shapland

Head

Married

82

1799

South Molton, Devon, England

Mary

Shapland

Wife

Married

79

1802

North Molton, Devon, England

Elizabeth

Shapland

Daughter

Single

54

1827

North Molton, Devon, England

Catherine

Shapland

Daughter

Single

50

1831

North Molton, Devon, England

Grace C

Lovering

Visitor

Single

58

1823

Barnstaple, Devon, England

Mary Jane

Shapland

Servant

Single

15

1866

Somerset, England

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