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Household of John Stapley (born 1840, Sussex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Tenterden, Kent, 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 Stapley and 13 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Stapley, born in 1840 in Herstmonceaux, Sussex, consisted of 14 members. John was the head of the household, married to Esther Stapley, born in 1843 in Chiddingly, Sussex, England. They had 8 children; John (born 1869 in Biddenden, Kent, England), Elizabeth (born 1870 in Biddenden, Kent, England), Rebecca (born 1872 in Biddenden, Kent, England), Joseph (born 1874 in Biddenden, Kent, England), Esther (born 1876 in Biddenden, Kent, England), Ruth (born 1877 in Biddenden, Kent, England), Hephzibah (born 1879 in Biddenden, Kent, England) and Lydia (born 1881 in Biddenden, Kent, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Assistant, Walter (born 1857 in Leicester, Leicestershire, England), John's Apprentice, Albert (born 1863 in Smarden, Kent, England), John's Nephew, William (born 1869 in Chiddingly, Sussex, England) and John's Servant, Sophia (born 1866 in Smarden, Kent, England).


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John Stapley's household

Male

John

Stapley

Head
Female

Esther

Stapley

Wife
Male

John

Stapley

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Stapley

Daughter
Female

Rebecca

Stapley

Daughter
Male

Joseph

Stapley

Son
Female

Esther

Stapley

Daughter
Female

Ruth

Stapley

Daughter
Female

Hephzibah

Stapley

Daughter
Female

Lydia

Stapley

Daughter
Male

Walter

Dungey

Assistant
Male

Albert

Mann

Apprentice
Male

William

Hide

Nephew
Female

Sophia

Heathfield

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Stapley
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Herstmonceaux, Sussex, England

Household members (14 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Stapley

Head

Married

41

1840

Herstmonceaux, Sussex, England

Esther

Stapley

Wife

Married

38

1843

Chiddingly, Sussex, England

John

Stapley

Son

Single

12

1869

Biddenden, Kent, England

Elizabeth

Stapley

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Biddenden, Kent, England

Rebecca

Stapley

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Biddenden, Kent, England

Joseph

Stapley

Son

Single

7

1874

Biddenden, Kent, England

Esther

Stapley

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Biddenden, Kent, England

Ruth

Stapley

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Biddenden, Kent, England

Hephzibah

Stapley

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Biddenden, Kent, England

Lydia

Stapley

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Biddenden, Kent, England

Walter

Dungey

Assistant

Single

24

1857

Leicester, Leicestershire, England

Albert

Mann

Apprentice

Single

18

1863

Smarden, Kent, England

William

Hide

Nephew

Single

12

1869

Chiddingly, Sussex, England

Sophia

Heathfield

Servant

Single

15

1866

Smarden, Kent, England

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