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Household of Elijah Chambers (born 1849, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bury, 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.

Elijah Chambers and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Elijah Chambers, born in 1849 in Radcliffe, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. Elijah was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Chambers, born in 1849 in Golcar, Yorkshire, England. They had 4 children; Annie (born 1872 in Cheadle Hulme, Cheshire, England), Gertrude Bailey (born 1874 in Bury, Lancashire, England), Lucy (born 1876 in Bury, Lancashire, England) and Margaret (born 1878 in Bury, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Elijah's Servant, Mary Ann Wardle, born in 1833 in Stafford, Staffordshire, England.


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Elijah Chambers's household

Male

Elijah

Chambers

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Chambers

Wife
Female

Annie

Chambers

Daughter
Female

Gertrude Bailey

Chambers

Daughter
Female

Lucy

Chambers

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Chambers

Daughter
Female

Mary Ann

Wardle

Servant
First name(s) Elijah
Last name Chambers
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 32
Birth year 1849
Birth place Radcliffe, Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Elijah

Chambers

Head

Married

32

1849

Radcliffe, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Chambers

Wife

Married

32

1849

Golcar, Yorkshire, England

Annie

Chambers

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Cheadle Hulme, Cheshire, England

Gertrude Bailey

Chambers

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Bury, Lancashire, England

Lucy

Chambers

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Bury, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Chambers

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Bury, Lancashire, England

Mary Ann

Wardle

Servant

Widow

48

1833

Stafford, Staffordshire, England

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