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Household of John Shapland (born 1828, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales

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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 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Shapland, born in 1828 in King's Nympton, Devon, consisted of 4 members. John was the head of the household, widower. He had 2 children; Jessie (born 1861 in Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales) and Harriet (born 1864 in Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Marr, Mary J Barnes, born in 1851 in Devon, England.


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John Shapland's household

Male

John

Shapland

Head
Female

Mary J

Barnes

Marr
Female

Jessie

Shapland

Daughter
Female

Harriet

Shapland

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Shapland
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 53
Birth year 1828
Birth place King's Nympton, Devon, England

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Shapland

Head

Widower

53

1828

King's Nympton, Devon, England

Mary J

Barnes

Marr

Married

30

1851

Devon, England

Jessie

Shapland

Daughter

Single

20

1861

Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales

Harriet

Shapland

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales

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