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Household of John Caplen (born 1833, Sussex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Thakeham, Sussex, 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.

John Caplen and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Caplen, born in 1833 in Findon, Sussex, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Caplen, born in 1842 in Midhurst, Sussex, England. They had 7 children; David (born 1868 in Findon, Sussex, England), William (born 1870 in Findon, Sussex, England), Albert (born 1872 in Findon, Sussex, England), Alice (born 1875 in Findon, Sussex, England), Edith (born 1877 in Findon, Sussex, England), Arthur (born 1879 in Findon, Sussex, England) and Louisa (born 1881 in Findon, Sussex, England).


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John Caplen's household

Male

John

Caplen

Head
Female

Mary

Caplen

Wife
Male

David

Caplen

Son
Male

William

Caplen

Son
Male

Albert

Caplen

Son
Female

Alice

Caplen

Daughter
Female

Edith

Caplen

Daughter
Male

Arthur

Caplen

Son
Female

Louisa

Caplen

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Caplen
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Findon, Sussex, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Caplen

Head

Married

48

1833

Findon, Sussex, England

Mary

Caplen

Wife

Married

39

1842

Midhurst, Sussex, England

David

Caplen

Son

Single

13

1868

Findon, Sussex, England

William

Caplen

Son

Single

11

1870

Findon, Sussex, England

Albert

Caplen

Son

Single

9

1872

Findon, Sussex, England

Alice

Caplen

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Findon, Sussex, England

Edith

Caplen

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Findon, Sussex, England

Arthur

Caplen

Son

Single

2

1879

Findon, Sussex, England

Louisa

Caplen

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Findon, Sussex, England

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