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Steve and Pauline Jones’ Family History
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Census transcript for Absalom Chapple (1830-1910) and family
1841
:
Main
Street,
Beer,
Devon.
James
Chapple,
age
40,
born
in
County
-
Y
occ
Shoe
M
[aker]
.
Mary
Chapple,
age
40,
born
in
County
-
Y.
Charles
Chapple,
age
18,
born
in
County
-
Y.
Silas
Chapple,
age
15,
born
in
County
-
Y.
Tabitha
Chapple,
age
13,
born
in
County
-
Y.
Absalom
Chapple
,
age
10,
born
in
County
-
Y.
Theophilus
Chapple,
age
8,
born
in
County
-
Y.
Thirza
Chapple,
age
6,
born
in
County
-
Y.
William
Chapple,
age
3,
born
in
County - Y.
NA ref HO107/214/16 page 16 sch 11
.
1851
:
Seaton
and
Beer,
Devon.
James
Chapple
(head)
age
54,
born
Musbury,
Devon
occ
Shoemaker.
Mary
Chapple
(wife)
age
52,
born
Salcombe,
Devon.
Silas
Chapple
(son)
age
24,
born
Branscombe,
Devon
occ
Baker.
Tabitha
Chapple
(dtr)
age
22,
born
Beer,
Devon.
occ
Lacemaker.
Absalom
Chapple
(son)
age
19,
born
Beer,
Devon
occ
Fisherman.
Thurza
[sic]
Chapple
(dtr)
age
15,
born
Beer,
Devon.
occ
Lacemaker.
William
Chapple
(son)
age
13,
born
Beer,
Devon.
Sarah
Minifie
(visitor)
age
41,
born
Branscombe,
Devon.
NA
ref
HO107/1862/704
page 7 sch 34
.
1861
:
East
side
of
street,
Seaton
and
Beer,
Devon.
Absalom
Chapple
(head)
age
29
born
Beer,
occ
Fisherman.
Elizabeth
Chapple
(wife)
age
31
born
Beer,
occ
Honiton
Lace
Maker.
Elizabeth
A.
Chapple
(dtr)
age
6
scholar,
born Beer. Mary A. Chapple (dtr) age 4 scholar, born Beer.
NA ref RG9/1374/58 page 11 sch 63
.
1871
:
Clapps
Lane,
Seaton
and
Beer,
Devon.
Absalom
Chapple
(head)
age
40,
born
Beer
Devon
occ
Fisherman.
Elisabeth
Chapple
(wife)
age
41,
born
Beer
Devon
occ
Honiton
Lacemaker.
Elisabeth
Chapple
(dtr)
age
16,
born
Beer
Devon
occ
Honiton
Lacemaker.
Mary
A.
Chapple
(dtr)
age
14,
born
Beer
Devon
occ
Honiton
Lacemaker.
Robert
Chapple
(son)
age
8,
born
Beer
Devon.
Thirza
Chapple
(dtr)
age
4,
born
Beer
Devon.
Silas
Chapple
(son)
age 2, born Beer Devon.
NA ref RG10/2036/99 page 11 sch 71
.
1881
:
East
side
of
Beer
Street,
Seaton
and
Beer,
Devon.
Absolom
[sic]
Chapple
(head)
age
50,
born
Beer
Devon
occ
Fisherman.
Elizabeth
Chapple
(wife)
age
50
born
Beer
Devon
occ
Lacemaker.
Thirza
Chapple
(dtr)
age
14
born Beer Devon occ Lacemaker. Silas Chapple (son) age 12 born Beer Devon.
NA ref RG11/2130/75 page 9
.
1891
:
Seaton
and
Beer,
Devon.
Absalom
Chapple
(head,
widower)
age
61,
born
Beer
Devon
occ
Chimney
Sweep.
Silas
Chapple
(son)
age
21,
born
Beer
Devon
occ
Gentleman's
Servant
-
Domestic.
NA
ref
RG12/1669/137
page 13 sch 94
.
1901
:
Otters
Court,
Beer,
Devon.
Absalom
Chapple
(head,
widower)
age
70,
born
Beer
Devon
occ
Chimney
Sweep.
William
Chapple
(brother,
widower)
age
63,
born
Beer
Devon
occ
Fisherman.
NA
ref
RG13/2019/111
page
34 sch 247
.