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Household of Benjamin Chesney (born 1847, Surrey)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dartford, Kent, 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 Chesney and 5 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Benjamin Chesney, born in 1847 in Bermondsey, Surrey, consisted of 6 members. Benjamin was the head of the household, married to Ellen Chesney, born in 1845 in Croydon, Surrey, England. They had 3 children; Ellen Jane (born 1873 in Sudbury, Suffolk, England), Lawrence W (born 1877 in Sudbury, Suffolk, England) and Alice M (born 1880 in Sedlescombe, Sussex, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Benjamin's Visitor, Ellen Berry, born in 1860 in Sudbury, Suffolk, England.
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Benjamin Chesney's household
Benjamin
Chesney
Head
Ellen
Chesney
Wife
Ellen Jane
Chesney
Daughter
Lawrence W
Chesney
Son
Alice M
Chesney
Daughter
Ellen
Berry
Visitor
| First name(s) | Benjamin |
| Last name | Chesney |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 34 |
| Birth year | 1847 |
| Birth place | Bermondsey, Surrey, England |
Household members (6 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Benjamin | Chesney | Head | Married | 34 | 1847 | Bermondsey, Surrey, England | |
Ellen | Chesney | Wife | Married | 36 | 1845 | Croydon, Surrey, England | |
Ellen Jane | Chesney | Daughter | Single | 8 | 1873 | Sudbury, Suffolk, England | |
Lawrence W | Chesney | Son | Single | 4 | 1877 | Sudbury, Suffolk, England | |
Alice M | Chesney | Daughter | Single | 1 | 1880 | Sedlescombe, Sussex, England | |
Ellen | Berry | Visitor | Single | 21 | 1860 | Sudbury, Suffolk, England |
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