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Household of John Shapland (born 1849, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Barnstaple, 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 1849 in Devon, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Penelope Shapland, born in 1851 in Devon, England. They had 4 children; John (born 1873 in Devon, England), George H (born 1874 in Devon, England), Penelope (born 1876 in Devon, England) and Richard (born 1879 in Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Servant, Eliza (born 1862 in Devon, England) and John's Servant, John (born 1869 in Devon, England).


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John Shapland's household

Male

John

Shapland

Head
Female

Penelope

Shapland

Wife
Male

John

Shapland

Son
Male

George H

Shapland

Son
Female

Penelope

Shapland

Daughter
Male

Richard

Shapland

Son
Female

Eliza

Dalling

Servant
Male

John

Holland

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Shapland
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 32
Birth year 1849
Birth place 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

32

1849

Devon, England

Penelope

Shapland

Wife

Married

30

1851

Devon, England

John

Shapland

Son

Single

8

1873

Devon, England

George H

Shapland

Son

Single

7

1874

Devon, England

Penelope

Shapland

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Devon, England

Richard

Shapland

Son

Single

2

1879

Devon, England

Eliza

Dalling

Servant

Single

19

1862

Devon, England

John

Holland

Servant

Single

12

1869

Devon, England

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