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Household of William Hy Shapland (born 1849, Middlesex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Barnstaple, 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 Hy Shapland and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Hy Shapland, born in 1849 in London, Middlesex, consisted of 7 members. William Hy was the head of the household, married to Caroline E Shapland, born in 1847 in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England. They had 3 children; Alice M (born 1875 in Pilton, Devon, England), Henry P (born 1880 in Pilton, Devon, England) and Theodore S (born 1881 in Pilton, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William Hy's Servant, Mary Ann (born 1861 in Barnstaple, Devon, England) and William Hy's Servant, Seraphinia (born 1866 in Pilton, Devon, England).


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William Hy Shapland's household

Male

William Hy

Shapland

Head
Female

Caroline E

Shapland

Wife
Female

Alice M

Shapland

Daughter
Male

Henry P

Shapland

Son
Male

Theodore S

Shapland

Son
Female

Mary Ann

Nicholls

Servant
Female

Seraphinia

Richards

Servant
First name(s) William Hy
Last name Shapland
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 32
Birth year 1849
Birth place London, Middlesex, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William Hy

Shapland

Head

Married

32

1849

London, Middlesex, England

Caroline E

Shapland

Wife

Married

34

1847

Bristol, Gloucestershire, England

Alice M

Shapland

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Pilton, Devon, England

Henry P

Shapland

Son

Single

1

1880

Pilton, Devon, England

Theodore S

Shapland

Son

Single

0

1881

Pilton, Devon, England

Mary Ann

Nicholls

Servant

Single

20

1861

Barnstaple, Devon, England

Seraphinia

Richards

Servant

Single

15

1866

Pilton, Devon, England

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