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Household of William Shapcott (born 1831, 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.

William Shapcott and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Shapcott, born in 1831 in Devon, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Jane Shapcott, born in 1829 in Tiverton, Devon, England. They had 6 children; Lidia (born 1854 in St Mary Church, Devon, England), Joshua (born 1860 in Torquay, Devon, England), Angelina (born 1862 in Torquay, Devon, England), Matthew (born 1867 in Torquay, Devon, England), Mary C (born 1869 in Torquay, Devon, England) and Samuel (born 1871 in Torquay, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Lodger, Aggnes Peller, born in 1838 in Exmouth, Devon, England.


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William Shapcott's household

Male

William

Shapcott

Head
Female

Jane

Shapcott

Wife
Female

Lidia

Shapcott

Daughter
Male

Joshua

Shapcott

Son
Female

Angelina

Shapcott

Daughter
Male

Matthew

Shapcott

Son
Female

Mary C

Shapcott

Daughter
Male

Samuel

Shapcott

Son
Female

Aggnes

Peller

Lodger
First name(s) William
Last name Shapcott
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Devon, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Shapcott

Head

Married

50

1831

Devon, England

Jane

Shapcott

Wife

Married

52

1829

Tiverton, Devon, England

Lidia

Shapcott

Daughter

Single

27

1854

St Mary Church, Devon, England

Joshua

Shapcott

Son

Single

21

1860

Torquay, Devon, England

Angelina

Shapcott

Daughter

Single

19

1862

Torquay, Devon, England

Matthew

Shapcott

Son

Single

14

1867

Torquay, Devon, England

Mary C

Shapcott

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Torquay, Devon, England

Samuel

Shapcott

Son

Single

10

1871

Torquay, Devon, England

Aggnes

Peller

Lodger

Single

43

1838

Exmouth, Devon, England

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