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Household of Richard Shanger (born 1814, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in South Molton, 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.

Richard Shanger and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Richard Shanger, born in 1814 in Plympton St Mary, Devon, consisted of 7 members. Richard was the head of the household, married to Caroline Shanger, born in 1821 in Kingsbridge, Devon, England. They had 3 children; Caroline S (born 1850 in North Molton, Devon, England), Richard John (born 1852 in North Molton, Devon, England) and Anna L (born 1858 in North Molton, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Richard's Servant, Edwin (born 1860 in North Molton, Devon, England) and Richard's Servant, Mary Jane (born 1865 in North Molton, Devon, England).


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Richard Shanger's household

Male

Richard

Shanger

Head
Female

Caroline

Shanger

Wife
Female

Caroline S

Shanger

Daughter
Male

Richard John

Shanger

Son
Female

Anna L

Shanger

Daughter
Male

Edwin

Bulled

Servant
Female

Mary Jane

Priest

Servant
First name(s) Richard
Last name Shanger
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 67
Birth year 1814
Birth place Plympton St Mary, Devon, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Richard

Shanger

Head

Married

67

1814

Plympton St Mary, Devon, England

Caroline

Shanger

Wife

Married

60

1821

Kingsbridge, Devon, England

Caroline S

Shanger

Daughter

Single

31

1850

North Molton, Devon, England

Richard John

Shanger

Son

Single

29

1852

North Molton, Devon, England

Anna L

Shanger

Daughter

Single

23

1858

North Molton, Devon, England

Edwin

Bulled

Servant

Single

21

1860

North Molton, Devon, England

Mary Jane

Priest

Servant

Single

16

1865

North Molton, Devon, England

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