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Household of John Shapland (born 1845, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in South Molton, 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.

John Shapland and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Shapland, born in 1845 in King's Nympton, Devon, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary A Shapland, born in 1853 in Chulmleigh, Devon, England. They had 4 children; Lucy (born 1875 in Chulmleigh, Devon, England), Giles (born 1877 in Chulmleigh, Devon, England), Ella (born 1878 in Chulmleigh, Devon, England) and Florence (born 1880 in Chulmleigh, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Servant, Thomas (born 1867 in Chulmleigh, Devon, England) and John's Servant, Samuel (born 1868 in Chulmleigh, Devon, England).


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John Shapland's household

Male

John

Shapland

Head
Female

Mary A

Shapland

Wife
Female

Lucy

Shapland

Daughter
Male

Giles

Shapland

Son
Female

Ella

Shapland

Daughter
Female

Florence

Shapland

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Tolley

Servant
Male

Samuel

Webber

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Shapland
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place King's Nympton, Devon, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Shapland

Head

Married

36

1845

King's Nympton, Devon, England

Mary A

Shapland

Wife

Married

28

1853

Chulmleigh, Devon, England

Lucy

Shapland

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Chulmleigh, Devon, England

Giles

Shapland

Son

Single

4

1877

Chulmleigh, Devon, England

Ella

Shapland

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Chulmleigh, Devon, England

Florence

Shapland

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Chulmleigh, Devon, England

Thomas

Tolley

Servant

Single

14

1867

Chulmleigh, Devon, England

Samuel

Webber

Servant

Single

13

1868

Chulmleigh, Devon, England

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