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Household of John Shapley (born 1838, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Newton Abbot, 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 Shapley and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Shapley, born in 1838 in Chudleigh, Devon, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Emily Shapley, born in 1841 in Chudleigh, Devon, England. They had 2 children; Caroline (born 1880 in Chudleigh, Devon, England) and Ethel (born 1881 in Chudleigh, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Father In Law, John (born 1810 in Chudleigh, Devon, England) and John's -, Elizabeth (born 1869 in Chudleigh, Devon, England).


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John Shapley's household

Male

John

Shapley

Head
Female

Emily

Shapley

Wife
Female

Caroline

Shapley

Daughter
Female

Ethel

Shapley

Daughter
Male

John

Whiteway

Father In Law
Female

Elizabeth

Gale

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First name(s) John
Last name Shapley
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Chudleigh, Devon, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Shapley

Head

Married

43

1838

Chudleigh, Devon, England

Emily

Shapley

Wife

Married

40

1841

Chudleigh, Devon, England

Caroline

Shapley

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Chudleigh, Devon, England

Ethel

Shapley

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Chudleigh, Devon, England

John

Whiteway

Father In Law

Widower

71

1810

Chudleigh, Devon, England

Elizabeth

Gale

-

Single

12

1869

Chudleigh, Devon, England

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