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Household of Robert Shapley (born 1830, Oxfordshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Leeds, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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.

Robert Shapley and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Shapley, born in 1830 in Watlington, Oxfordshire, consisted of 8 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Maria Shapley, born in 1832 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England. They had 4 children; Emily (born 1860 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England), Robert E (born 1866 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England), Thirza M (born 1866 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England) and Ernest (born 1869 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Robert's Mother In Law, Rebecca (born 1801 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England) and Robert's Servant, Sarah A (born 1864 in Barnsley, Yorkshire, England).


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Robert Shapley's household

Male

Robert

Shapley

Head
Female

Maria

Shapley

Wife
Female

Emily

Shapley

Daughter
Male

Robert E

Shapley

Son
Female

Thirza M

Shapley

Daughter
Male

Ernest

Shapley

Son
Female

Rebecca

Booth

Mother In Law
Female

Sarah A

Clark

Servant
First name(s) Robert
Last name Shapley
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 51
Birth year 1830
Birth place Watlington, Oxfordshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Shapley

Head

Married

51

1830

Watlington, Oxfordshire, England

Maria

Shapley

Wife

Married

49

1832

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Emily

Shapley

Daughter

Single

21

1860

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Robert E

Shapley

Son

Single

15

1866

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Thirza M

Shapley

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Ernest

Shapley

Son

Single

12

1869

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Rebecca

Booth

Mother In Law

Widow

80

1801

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Sarah A

Clark

Servant

Single

17

1864

Barnsley, Yorkshire, England

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