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Household of John Shapley (born 1848, 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.

John Shapley and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Shapley, born in 1848 in Kingskerswell, Devon, consisted of 11 members. John was the head of the household, married to Ellen Shapley, born in 1843 in Cornwall, England. They had 6 children; Ellen J (born 1872 in Torquay, Devon, England), Florence M (born 1873 in Torquay, Devon, England), John E Hatch (born 1880 in Torquay, Devon, England), Emma M (born 1876 in Torquay, Devon, England), Ethel A (born 1879 in Torquay, Devon, England) and Leonard W (born 1880 in Torquay, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Mother In Law, Mary (born 1807 in Cornwall, England), John's Assistant, Charles (born 1860 in Crediton, Devon, England) and John's Servant, Susan (born 1867 in Plymouth, Devon, England).


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John Shapley's household

Male

John

Shapley

Head
Female

Ellen

Shapley

Wife
Female

Ellen J

Shapley

Daughter
Female

Florence M

Shapley

Daughter
Male

John E Hatch

Shapley

Son
Female

Emma M

Shapley

Daughter
Female

Ethel A

Shapley

Daughter
Male

Leonard W

Shapley

Son
Female

Mary

Ferrett

Mother In Law
Male

Charles

Pim

Assistant
Female

Susan

Silby

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Shapley
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place Kingskerswell, Devon, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Shapley

Head

Married

33

1848

Kingskerswell, Devon, England

Ellen

Shapley

Wife

Married

38

1843

Cornwall, England

Ellen J

Shapley

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Torquay, Devon, England

Florence M

Shapley

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Torquay, Devon, England

John E Hatch

Shapley

Son

Single

1

1880

Torquay, Devon, England

Emma M

Shapley

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Torquay, Devon, England

Ethel A

Shapley

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Torquay, Devon, England

Leonard W

Shapley

Son

Single

1

1880

Torquay, Devon, England

Mary

Ferrett

Mother In Law

Widow

74

1807

Cornwall, England

Charles

Pim

Assistant

Single

21

1860

Crediton, Devon, England

Susan

Silby

Servant

Single

14

1867

Plymouth, Devon, England

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