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Household of John Clapp (born 1834, Somerset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chard, Somerset, 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 Clapp and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Clapp, born in 1834 in Broadway, Somerset, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Sarah Clapp, born in 1826 in Ilminster, Somerset, England. They had 3 children; Sarah Jane (born 1864 in Ilminster, Somerset, England), Benjamin John (born 1866 in Ilminster, Somerset, England) and Lucy Ethel (born 1869 in Ilminster, Somerset, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's -, Harry Clapp, born in 1877 in Ilminster, Somerset, England.


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John Clapp's household

Male

John

Clapp

Head
Female

Sarah

Clapp

Wife
Female

Sarah Jane

Clapp

Daughter
Male

Benjamin John

Clapp

Son
Female

Lucy Ethel

Clapp

Daughter
Male

Harry

Clapp

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First name(s) John
Last name Clapp
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Broadway, Somerset, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Clapp

Head

Married

47

1834

Broadway, Somerset, England

Sarah

Clapp

Wife

Married

55

1826

Ilminster, Somerset, England

Sarah Jane

Clapp

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Ilminster, Somerset, England

Benjamin John

Clapp

Son

Single

15

1866

Ilminster, Somerset, England

Lucy Ethel

Clapp

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Ilminster, Somerset, England

Harry

Clapp

-

Single

4

1877

Ilminster, Somerset, England

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