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Household of Joseph Shapter (born 1840, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Marylebone, London,Middlesex, 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.

Joseph Shapter and 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Shapter, born in 1840 in Kenton, Devon, consisted of 12 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Selina Shapter, born in 1840 in Exmouth, Devon, England. They had 6 children; John (born 1870 in Chudleigh, Devon, England), Edwin H (born 1871 in Chudleigh, Devon, England), Joseph E (born 1874 in Marylebone, Middlesex, England), Beatrice E (born 1876 in Marylebone, Middlesex, England), Rose L (born 1880 in Marylebone, Middlesex, England) and Florence S (born 1881 in Marylebone, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Joseph's Visitor, Eliza (born 1843 in Exmouth, Devon, England), Joseph's Visitor, Sarah E (born 1864 in Exmouth, Devon, England), Joseph's Boarder, James (born 1854 in Sandgate, Kent, England) and Joseph's Boarder, Sarah A (born 1851 in Exmouth, Devon, England).


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Joseph Shapter's household

Male

Joseph

Shapter

Head
Female

Selina

Shapter

Wife
Male

John

Shapter

Son
Male

Edwin H

Shapter

Son
Male

Joseph E

Shapter

Son
Female

Beatrice E

Shapter

Daughter
Female

Rose L

Shapter

Daughter
Female

Florence S

Shapter

Daughter
Female

Eliza

Bell

Visitor
Female

Sarah E

Smith

Visitor
Male

James

Langhorn

Boarder
Female

Sarah A

Carnell

Boarder
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Shapter
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Kenton, Devon, England

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Shapter

Head

Married

41

1840

Kenton, Devon, England

Selina

Shapter

Wife

Married

41

1840

Exmouth, Devon, England

John

Shapter

Son

Single

11

1870

Chudleigh, Devon, England

Edwin H

Shapter

Son

Single

10

1871

Chudleigh, Devon, England

Joseph E

Shapter

Son

Single

7

1874

Marylebone, Middlesex, England

Beatrice E

Shapter

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Marylebone, Middlesex, England

Rose L

Shapter

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Marylebone, Middlesex, England

Florence S

Shapter

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Marylebone, Middlesex, England

Eliza

Bell

Visitor

Widow

38

1843

Exmouth, Devon, England

Sarah E

Smith

Visitor

Single

17

1864

Exmouth, Devon, England

James

Langhorn

Boarder

Single

27

1854

Sandgate, Kent, England

Sarah A

Carnell

Boarder

Single

30

1851

Exmouth, Devon, England

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