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Household of Walter J Shapland (born 1846, Kent)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Thanet, 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.

Walter J Shapland and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Walter J Shapland, born in 1846 in Ramsgate, Kent, consisted of 8 members. Walter J was the head of the household, married to Harriet E Shapland, born in 1847 in Ramsgate, Kent, England. They had 4 children; Harriet H (born 1867 in Ramsgate, Kent, England), Emily J (born 1873 in Ramsgate, Kent, England), Edith (born 1875 in Ramsgate, Kent, England) and Ada A (born 1879 in Ramsgate, Kent, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Walter J's Mother In Law, Mary A (born 1809 in Sandwich, Kent, England) and Walter J's Lodger, Sarah (born 1808 in Southwark, Surrey, England).


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Walter J Shapland's household

Male

Walter J

Shapland

Head
Female

Harriet E

Shapland

Wife
Female

Harriet H

Shapland

Daughter
Female

Emily J

Shapland

Daughter
Female

Edith

Shapland

Daughter
Female

Ada A

Shapland

Daughter
Female

Mary A

Simmons

Mother In Law
Female

Sarah

Lee

Lodger
First name(s) Walter J
Last name Shapland
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Ramsgate, Kent, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Walter J

Shapland

Head

Married

35

1846

Ramsgate, Kent, England

Harriet E

Shapland

Wife

Married

34

1847

Ramsgate, Kent, England

Harriet H

Shapland

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Ramsgate, Kent, England

Emily J

Shapland

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Ramsgate, Kent, England

Edith

Shapland

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Ramsgate, Kent, England

Ada A

Shapland

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Ramsgate, Kent, England

Mary A

Simmons

Mother In Law

Widow

72

1809

Sandwich, Kent, England

Sarah

Lee

Lodger

Single

73

1808

Southwark, Surrey, England

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