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Household of Jesse Chessum (born 1831, Middlesex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Hackney, London,Middlesex, 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.

Jesse Chessum and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Jesse Chessum, born in 1831 in Shoreditch, Middlesex, consisted of 11 members. Jesse was the head of the household, married to Jemima J Chessum, born in 1835 in Scotland. They had 5 children; Edith M (born 1859 in Shoreditch, Middlesex, England), Emily J (born 1861 in Shoreditch, Middlesex, England), Jesse W (born 1863 in Shoreditch, Middlesex, England), Bernard H (born 1864 in Stoke Newington, Middlesex, England) and Roland B (born 1866 in Stoke Newington, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Jesse's Servant, Sarah (born 1858 in Exeter, Devon, England), Jesse's Servant, Sarah (born 1861 in South Mimms, Hertfordshire, England), Jesse's Servant, Kate (born 1862 in Bungay, Sussex, England) and Jesse's Servant, Henry (born 1859 in Worcestershire, England).


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Jesse Chessum's household

Male

Jesse

Chessum

Head
Female

Jemima J

Chessum

Wife
Female

Edith M

Chessum

Daughter
Female

Emily J

Chessum

Daughter
Male

Jesse W

Chessum

Son
Male

Bernard H

Chessum

Son
Male

Roland B

Chessum

Son
Female

Sarah

Cross

Servant
Female

Sarah

Davis

Servant
Female

Kate

Page

Servant
Male

Henry

Collins

Servant
First name(s) Jesse
Last name Chessum
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Shoreditch, Middlesex, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Jesse

Chessum

Head

Married

50

1831

Shoreditch, Middlesex, England

Jemima J

Chessum

Wife

Married

46

1835

Scotland

Edith M

Chessum

Daughter

Single

22

1859

Shoreditch, Middlesex, England

Emily J

Chessum

Daughter

Single

20

1861

Shoreditch, Middlesex, England

Jesse W

Chessum

Son

Single

18

1863

Shoreditch, Middlesex, England

Bernard H

Chessum

Son

Single

17

1864

Stoke Newington, Middlesex, England

Roland B

Chessum

Son

Single

15

1866

Stoke Newington, Middlesex, England

Sarah

Cross

Servant

Single

23

1858

Exeter, Devon, England

Sarah

Davis

Servant

Single

20

1861

South Mimms, Hertfordshire, England

Kate

Page

Servant

Single

19

1862

Bungay, Sussex, England

Henry

Collins

Servant

Single

22

1859

Worcestershire, England

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