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Household of John Chafer (born 1829, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wakefield, 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.

John Chafer and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Chafer, born in 1829 in Yorkshire, consisted of 10 members. John was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Chafer, born in 1827 in Eastrington, Yorkshire, England. They had 6 children; George (born 1853 in Eastrington, Yorkshire, England), William J (born 1855 in Eastrington, Yorkshire, England), John E (born 1857 in Eastrington, Yorkshire, England), Mary J (born 1862 in Yorkshire, England), Clara H (born 1866 in Yorkshire, England) and Harry M (born 1881 in Altofts, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Visitor, Mary (born 1853 in Saxton, Yorkshire, England) and John's Visitor, Annie (born 1873 in Goole, Yorkshire, England).


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John Chafer's household

Male

John

Chafer

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Chafer

Wife
Male

George

Chafer

Son
Male

William J

Chafer

Son
Male

John E

Chafer

Son
Female

Mary J

Chafer

Daughter
Female

Clara H

Chafer

Daughter
Male

Harry M

Chafer

Son
Female

Mary

Hobson

Visitor
Female

Annie

Hobson

Visitor
First name(s) John
Last name Chafer
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 52
Birth year 1829
Birth place Yorkshire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Chafer

Head

Married

52

1829

Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Chafer

Wife

Married

54

1827

Eastrington, Yorkshire, England

George

Chafer

Son

Single

28

1853

Eastrington, Yorkshire, England

William J

Chafer

Son

Single

26

1855

Eastrington, Yorkshire, England

John E

Chafer

Son

Single

24

1857

Eastrington, Yorkshire, England

Mary J

Chafer

Daughter

Single

19

1862

Yorkshire, England

Clara H

Chafer

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Yorkshire, England

Harry M

Chafer

Son

Single

0

1881

Altofts, Yorkshire, England

Mary

Hobson

Visitor

Single

28

1853

Saxton, Yorkshire, England

Annie

Hobson

Visitor

Single

8

1873

Goole, Yorkshire, England

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