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Household of Samuel Shapton (born 1820, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bideford, 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.

Samuel Shapton and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Samuel Shapton, born in 1820 in Buckland Brewer, Devon, consisted of 6 members. Samuel was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Shapton, born in 1827 in Bideford, Devon, England. They had 1 child; Joseph, born 1865 in Buckland Brewer, Devon, England.
During the period, also present in the household were Samuel's Servant, Mary J (born 1860 in Parkham, Devon, England), Samuel's Servant, Henry (born 1862 in St Ives, Cornwall, England) and Samuel's Servant, Charles (born 1865 in Bideford, Devon, England).


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Samuel Shapton's household

Male

Samuel

Shapton

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Shapton

Wife
Male

Joseph

Shapton

Son
Female

Mary J

Glover

Servant
Male

Henry

Moase

Servant
Male

Charles

Metherell

Servant
First name(s) Samuel
Last name Shapton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 61
Birth year 1820
Birth place Buckland Brewer, Devon, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Samuel

Shapton

Head

Married

61

1820

Buckland Brewer, Devon, England

Elizabeth

Shapton

Wife

Married

54

1827

Bideford, Devon, England

Joseph

Shapton

Son

Single

16

1865

Buckland Brewer, Devon, England

Mary J

Glover

Servant

Single

21

1860

Parkham, Devon, England

Henry

Moase

Servant

Single

19

1862

St Ives, Cornwall, England

Charles

Metherell

Servant

Single

16

1865

Bideford, Devon, England

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