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Household of Thomas W Shapley (born 1849, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wandsworth, London,Surrey, 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 W Shapley and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas W Shapley, born in 1849 in Islington, Devon, consisted of 6 members. Thomas W was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Shapley, born in 1847 in Chudleigh, Devon, England. They had 3 children; Alice M (born 1873 in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England), Ada M (born 1875 in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England) and William H (born 1877 in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas W's Boarder Lodger, Edward Skinner, born in 1855 in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England.


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Thomas W Shapley's household

Male

Thomas W

Shapley

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Shapley

Wife
Female

Alice M

Shapley

Daughter
Female

Ada M

Shapley

Daughter
Male

William H

Shapley

Son
Male

Edward

Skinner

Boarder Lodger
First name(s) Thomas W
Last name Shapley
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 32
Birth year 1849
Birth place Islington, Devon, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas W

Shapley

Head

Married

32

1849

Islington, Devon, England

Elizabeth

Shapley

Wife

Married

34

1847

Chudleigh, Devon, England

Alice M

Shapley

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Bristol, Gloucestershire, England

Ada M

Shapley

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Bristol, Gloucestershire, England

William H

Shapley

Son

Single

4

1877

Bristol, Gloucestershire, England

Edward

Skinner

Boarder Lodger

Single

26

1855

Bristol, Gloucestershire, England

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