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Household of Alfred Cheney (born 1860, Dorset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dorchester, Dorset, 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.

Alfred Cheney and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alfred Cheney, born in 1860 in Dorset, consisted of 5 members. Alfred was the head of the household, married to Emily Cheney, born in 1859 in Symondsbury, Dorset, England. They had 1 child; Clara Ellen, born 1881 in Dorset, England.
During the period, also present in the household were Alfred's Boarder, James (born 1861 in Nether Cerne, Dorset, England) and Alfred's Visitor, Susan (born 1864 in Chetnole, Dorset, England).


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Alfred Cheney's household

Male

Alfred

Cheney

Head
Female

Emily

Cheney

Wife
Female

Clara Ellen

Cheney

Daughter
Male

James

Osmond

Boarder
Female

Susan

Cheney

Visitor
First name(s) Alfred
Last name Cheney
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 21
Birth year 1860
Birth place Dorset, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alfred

Cheney

Head

Married

21

1860

Dorset, England

Emily

Cheney

Wife

Married

22

1859

Symondsbury, Dorset, England

Clara Ellen

Cheney

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Dorset, England

James

Osmond

Boarder

Single

20

1861

Nether Cerne, Dorset, England

Susan

Cheney

Visitor

Single

17

1864

Chetnole, Dorset, England

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