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Household of Thomas Shapter (born 1823, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Newton Abbot, 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.

Thomas Shapter and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Shapter, born in 1823 in Trusham, Devon, consisted of 8 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Emma Shapter, born in 1829 in Wingerworth, Derbyshire, England. They had 6 children; John (born 1857 in Dawlish, Devon, England), Harriet (born 1860 in Dawlish, Devon, England), Emma (born 1862 in Dawlish, Devon, England), Eliza (born 1865 in Dawlish, Devon, England), Tom (born 1867 in Dawlish, Devon, England) and Fredrick (born 1869 in Dawlish, Devon, England).


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Thomas Shapter's household

Male

Thomas

Shapter

Head
Female

Emma

Shapter

Wife
Male

John

Shapter

Son
Female

Harriet

Shapter

Daughter
Female

Emma

Shapter

Daughter
Female

Eliza

Shapter

Daughter
Male

Tom

Shapter

Son
Male

Fredrick

Shapter

Son
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Shapter
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 58
Birth year 1823
Birth place Trusham, Devon, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Shapter

Head

Married

58

1823

Trusham, Devon, England

Emma

Shapter

Wife

Married

52

1829

Wingerworth, Derbyshire, England

John

Shapter

Son

Single

24

1857

Dawlish, Devon, England

Harriet

Shapter

Daughter

Single

21

1860

Dawlish, Devon, England

Emma

Shapter

Daughter

Single

19

1862

Dawlish, Devon, England

Eliza

Shapter

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Dawlish, Devon, England

Tom

Shapter

Son

Single

14

1867

Dawlish, Devon, England

Fredrick

Shapter

Son

Single

12

1869

Dawlish, Devon, England

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