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Household of William Shapcott (born 1803, Gloucestershire)

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 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Shapcott, born in 1803 in Bristol, Gloucestershire, consisted of 4 members. William was the head of the household, married to Sarah Shapcott, born in 1823 in Bovey Tracey, Devon, England. They had 1 child; James, born 1857 in Devon, England.
During the period, also present in the household was William's Daughter In Law, Harriett Shapcott, born in 1860 in Devon, England.


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William Shapcott's household

Male

William

Shapcott

Head
Female

Sarah

Shapcott

Wife
Male

James

Shapcott

Son
Female

Harriett

Shapcott

Daughter In Law
First name(s) William
Last name Shapcott
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 78
Birth year 1803
Birth place Bristol, Gloucestershire, England

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Shapcott

Head

Married

78

1803

Bristol, Gloucestershire, England

Sarah

Shapcott

Wife

Married

58

1823

Bovey Tracey, Devon, England

James

Shapcott

Son

Married

24

1857

Devon, England

Harriett

Shapcott

Daughter In Law

Married

21

1860

Devon, England

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