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Household of Benjamin Chaffer (born 1848, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Burnley, Lancashire, 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.

Benjamin Chaffer and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Benjamin Chaffer, born in 1848 in Burnley, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. Benjamin was the head of the household, married to Margaret Chaffer, born in 1848 in Burnley, Lancashire, England. They had 5 children; Joseph (born 1869 in Burnley, Lancashire, England), Robert (born 1872 in Burnley, Lancashire, England), Richard (born 1875 in Burnley, Lancashire, England), Sarah E (born 1877 in Burnley, Lancashire, England) and Hague (born 1881 in Burnley, Lancashire, England).


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Benjamin Chaffer's household

Male

Benjamin

Chaffer

Head
Female

Margaret

Chaffer

Wife
Male

Joseph

Chaffer

Son
Male

Robert

Chaffer

Son
Male

Richard

Chaffer

Son
Female

Sarah E

Chaffer

Daughter
Male

Hague

Chaffer

Son
First name(s) Benjamin
Last name Chaffer
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place Burnley, Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Benjamin

Chaffer

Head

Married

33

1848

Burnley, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Chaffer

Wife

Married

33

1848

Burnley, Lancashire, England

Joseph

Chaffer

Son

Single

12

1869

Burnley, Lancashire, England

Robert

Chaffer

Son

Single

9

1872

Burnley, Lancashire, England

Richard

Chaffer

Son

Single

6

1875

Burnley, Lancashire, England

Sarah E

Chaffer

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Burnley, Lancashire, England

Hague

Chaffer

Son

Single

0

1881

Burnley, Lancashire, England

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