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Household of Henry Shaples (born 1841, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Blackburn, Lancashire, 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.

Henry Shaples and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Henry Shaples, born in 1841 in Blackburn, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. Henry was the head of the household, married to Margaret A Shaples, born in 1843 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; Mary (born 1869 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England), Martha (born 1871 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England), Harry (born 1873 in Mellor, Lancashire, England) and Nelson (born 1875 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Henry's Mother In Law, Mary Cheetham, born in 1805 in Lancashire, England.


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Henry Shaples's household

Male

Henry

Shaples

Head
Female

Margaret A

Shaples

Wife
Female

Mary

Shaples

Daughter
Female

Martha

Shaples

Daughter
Male

Harry

Shaples

Son
Male

Nelson

Shaples

Son
Female

Mary

Cheetham

Mother In Law
First name(s) Henry
Last name Shaples
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Henry

Shaples

Head

Married

40

1841

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Margaret A

Shaples

Wife

Married

38

1843

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Mary

Shaples

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Martha

Shaples

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Harry

Shaples

Son

Single

8

1873

Mellor, Lancashire, England

Nelson

Shaples

Son

Single

6

1875

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Mary

Cheetham

Mother In Law

Widow

76

1805

Lancashire, England

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