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Household of William Chapple (born 1848, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Crediton, 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.

William Chapple and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Chapple, born in 1848 in Meshaw, Devon, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Sarah J Chapple, born in 1851 in Burrington, Devon, England. They had 5 children; John (born 1871 in Burrington, Devon, England), Matilda (born 1873 in Chawleigh, Devon, England), Ann (born 1875 in Devon, England), Emma M (born 1877 in Devon, England) and Lydia E (born 1880 in Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Brother, James (born 1853 in Meshaw, Devon, England) and William's Servant, Thomas (born 1859 in East Worlington, Devon, England).


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William Chapple's household

Male

William

Chapple

Head
Female

Sarah J

Chapple

Wife
Male

John

Chapple

Son
Female

Matilda

Chapple

Daughter
Female

Ann

Chapple

Daughter
Female

Emma M

Chapple

Daughter
Female

Lydia E

Chapple

Daughter
Male

James

Chapple

Brother
Male

Thomas

Ashford

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Chapple
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place Meshaw, Devon, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Chapple

Head

Married

33

1848

Meshaw, Devon, England

Sarah J

Chapple

Wife

Married

30

1851

Burrington, Devon, England

John

Chapple

Son

Single

10

1871

Burrington, Devon, England

Matilda

Chapple

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Chawleigh, Devon, England

Ann

Chapple

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Devon, England

Emma M

Chapple

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Devon, England

Lydia E

Chapple

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Devon, England

James

Chapple

Brother

Single

28

1853

Meshaw, Devon, England

Thomas

Ashford

Servant

Single

22

1859

East Worlington, Devon, England

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