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Household of George Chant (born 1822, Somerset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wincanton, Somerset, 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.

George Chant and 12 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of George Chant, born in 1822 in Henstridge, Somerset, consisted of 13 members. George was the head of the household, married to Sarah Chant, born in 1838 in Weymouth, Dorset, England. They had 9 children; William (born 1870 in Henstridge, Somerset, England), Kate (born 1872 in Henstridge, Somerset, England), Eliza (born 1874 in Henstridge, Somerset, England), John (born 1877 in Henstridge, Somerset, England), Fred (born 1879 in Henstridge, Somerset, England), Lillian (born 1878 in Henstridge, Somerset, England), Florence (born 1879 in Henstridge, Somerset, England), Fredrick (born 1880 in Henstridge, Somerset, England) and Berty (born 1881 in Henstridge, Somerset, England).
During the period, also present in the household was George's Visitor, Marcella Parsons, born in 1865 in Sturminster Newton, Dorset, England.


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George Chant's household

Male

George

Chant

Head
Female

Sarah

Chant

Wife
Male

William

Chant

Son
Female

Kate

Chant

Daughter
Female

Eliza

Chant

Daughter
Male

John

Chant

Son
Male

Fred

Chant

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Hobbs

Wife
Female

Lillian

Hobbs

Daughter
Female

Florence

Hobbs

Daughter
Male

Fredrick

Hobbs

Son
Male

Berty

Hobbs

Son
Female

Marcella

Parsons

Visitor
First name(s) George
Last name Chant
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 59
Birth year 1822
Birth place Henstridge, Somerset, England

Household members (13 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

George

Chant

Head

Married

59

1822

Henstridge, Somerset, England

Sarah

Chant

Wife

Married

43

1838

Weymouth, Dorset, England

William

Chant

Son

Single

11

1870

Henstridge, Somerset, England

Kate

Chant

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Henstridge, Somerset, England

Eliza

Chant

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Henstridge, Somerset, England

John

Chant

Son

Single

4

1877

Henstridge, Somerset, England

Fred

Chant

Son

Single

2

1879

Henstridge, Somerset, England

Elizabeth

Hobbs

Wife

Married

26

1855

Stalbridge, Dorset, England

Lillian

Hobbs

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Henstridge, Somerset, England

Florence

Hobbs

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Henstridge, Somerset, England

Fredrick

Hobbs

Son

Single

1

1880

Henstridge, Somerset, England

Berty

Hobbs

Son

Single

0

1881

Henstridge, Somerset, England

Marcella

Parsons

Visitor

Single

16

1865

Sturminster Newton, Dorset, England

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