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Household of William Taplen (born 1816, Flintshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chester, Cheshire, 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 Taplen and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Taplen, born in 1816 in Nannerch, Flintshire, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Taplen, born in 1833 in Wales. They had 4 children; William Edwd (born 1863 in Chester, Cheshire, England), Josiah (born 1864 in Chester, Cheshire, England), Elizabeth (born 1868 in Chester, Cheshire, England) and Margaret (born 1871 in Chester, Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Boarder, Patrick (born 1852 in Ireland), William's Boarder, Wensey A (born 1862 in City of London, Middlesex, England) and William's Servant, Martha Ann (born 1866 in Buckley, Cheshire, England).


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William Taplen's household

Male

William

Taplen

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Taplen

Wife
Male

William Edwd

Taplen

Son
Male

Josiah

Taplen

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Taplen

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Taplen

Daughter
Male

Patrick

Mahony

Boarder
Male

Wensey A

Smith

Boarder
Female

Martha Ann

Shaw

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Taplen
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 65
Birth year 1816
Birth place Nannerch, Flintshire, Wales

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Taplen

Head

Married

65

1816

Nannerch, Flintshire, Wales

Elizabeth

Taplen

Wife

Married

48

1833

Wales

William Edwd

Taplen

Son

Single

18

1863

Chester, Cheshire, England

Josiah

Taplen

Son

Single

17

1864

Chester, Cheshire, England

Elizabeth

Taplen

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Chester, Cheshire, England

Margaret

Taplen

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Chester, Cheshire, England

Patrick

Mahony

Boarder

Single

29

1852

Ireland

Wensey A

Smith

Boarder

Single

19

1862

City of London, Middlesex, England

Martha Ann

Shaw

Servant

Single

15

1866

Buckley, Cheshire, England

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