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Household of Benjamin Chambers (born 1816, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Knaresborough, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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 Chambers and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Benjamin Chambers, born in 1816 in Yorkshire, consisted of 8 members. Benjamin was the head of the household, married to Alice Chambers, born in 1823 in Yorkshire, England. They had 4 children; Herbert (born 1861 in Yorkshire, England), Ann (born 1855 in Yorkshire, England), Jesse (born 1863 in Yorkshire, England) and Eli (born 1867 in Yorkshire, England). They had 1 grandchild; Edith, born 1872 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England.
During the period, also present in the household was Benjamin's Servant, John Pearson, born in 1865 in Staveley, Yorkshire, England.


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Benjamin Chambers's household

Male

Benjamin

Chambers

Head
Female

Alice

Chambers

Wife
Male

Herbert

Chambers

Son
Female

Ann

Chambers

Daughter
Male

Jesse

Chambers

Son
Female

Edith

Chambers

Grand Daughter
Male

Eli

Chambers

Son
Male

John

Pearson

Servant
First name(s) Benjamin
Last name Chambers
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 65
Birth year 1816
Birth place Yorkshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Benjamin

Chambers

Head

Married

65

1816

Yorkshire, England

Alice

Chambers

Wife

Married

58

1823

Yorkshire, England

Herbert

Chambers

Son

Single

20

1861

Yorkshire, England

Ann

Chambers

Daughter

Single

26

1855

Yorkshire, England

Jesse

Chambers

Son

Single

18

1863

Yorkshire, England

Edith

Chambers

Grand Daughter

Single

9

1872

Bradford, Yorkshire, England

Eli

Chambers

Son

Single

14

1867

Yorkshire, England

John

Pearson

Servant

Single

16

1865

Staveley, Yorkshire, England

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