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Household of Thomas Shapcott (born 1829, Cornwall)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Greenwich, London,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.

Thomas Shapcott and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Shapcott, born in 1829 in East Looe, Cornwall, consisted of 7 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Lucy Shapcott, born in 1824 in Cornwall, England. They had 3 children; Elizabeth S (born 1854 in Southampton, Hampshire, England), Louisa (born 1856 in Southampton, Hampshire, England) and William W (born 1859 in East Looe, Cornwall, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Boarder, William C (born 1862 in Greenwich, Kent, England) and Thomas's Boarder, Frederick M (born 1858 in Shepherds Bush, Middlesex, England).


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Thomas Shapcott's household

Male

Thomas

Shapcott

Head
Female

Lucy

Shapcott

Wife
Female

Elizabeth S

Shapcott

Daughter
Female

Louisa

Shapcott

Daughter
Male

William W

Shapcott

Son
Male

William C

Toon

Boarder
Male

Frederick M

Jeffery

Boarder
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Shapcott
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 52
Birth year 1829
Birth place East Looe, Cornwall, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Shapcott

Head

Married

52

1829

East Looe, Cornwall, England

Lucy

Shapcott

Wife

Married

57

1824

Cornwall, England

Elizabeth S

Shapcott

Daughter

Single

27

1854

Southampton, Hampshire, England

Louisa

Shapcott

Daughter

Single

25

1856

Southampton, Hampshire, England

William W

Shapcott

Son

Single

22

1859

East Looe, Cornwall, England

William C

Toon

Boarder

Single

19

1862

Greenwich, Kent, England

Frederick M

Jeffery

Boarder

Single

23

1858

Shepherds Bush, Middlesex, England

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