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Household of James Clapperton (born 1838, Selkirkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Exeter, 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.

James Clapperton and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Clapperton, born in 1838 in Galashiels, Selkirkshire, consisted of 10 members. James was the head of the household, married to Sarah Clapperton, born in 1851 in Stoke Canon, Devon, England. They had 3 children; James (born 1875 in Exeter, Devon, England), George (born 1878 in Exeter, Devon, England) and Walter (born 1881 in Exeter, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Step Son, William (born 1868 in Topsham, Devon, England), James's Step Daughter, Emma (born 1871 in Nynehead, Somerset, England), James's Brother In Law, Henry (born 1841 in United States), James's Sister In Law, Eliza (born 1861 in -) and James's Daughter In Law, Mary J (born 1880 in Somerset, England).


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James Clapperton's household

Male

James

Clapperton

Head
Female

Sarah

Clapperton

Wife
Male

William

Bennett

Step Son
Female

Emma

Bennett

Step Daughter
Male

James

Clapperton

Son
Male

George

Clapperton

Son
Male

Walter

Clapperton

Son
Male

Henry

Miller

Brother In Law
Female

Eliza

Miller

Sister In Law
Female

Mary J

Miller

Daughter In Law
First name(s) James
Last name Clapperton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Galashiels, Selkirkshire, Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Clapperton

Head

Married

43

1838

Galashiels, Selkirkshire, Scotland

Sarah

Clapperton

Wife

Married

30

1851

Stoke Canon, Devon, England

William

Bennett

Step Son

Single

13

1868

Topsham, Devon, England

Emma

Bennett

Step Daughter

Single

10

1871

Nynehead, Somerset, England

James

Clapperton

Son

Single

6

1875

Exeter, Devon, England

George

Clapperton

Son

Single

3

1878

Exeter, Devon, England

Walter

Clapperton

Son

Single

0

1881

Exeter, Devon, England

Henry

Miller

Brother In Law

Married

40

1841

United States

Eliza

Miller

Sister In Law

Married

20

1861

-

Mary J

Miller

Daughter In Law

Single

1

1880

Somerset, England

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