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Household of John Chaffe (born 1835, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Totnes, Devon, 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 Chaffe and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Chaffe, born in 1835 in Buckfastleigh, Devon, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, widower. He had 6 children; John (born 1862 in Buckfastleigh, Devon, England), Mary (born 1864 in Buckfastleigh, Devon, England), William (born 1868 in Buckfastleigh, Devon, England), Emma (born 1869 in Buckfastleigh, Devon, England), Tom (born 1872 in Buckfastleigh, Devon, England) and Margaret A (born 1874 in Buckfastleigh, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Daughter Head, Harriett E Chaffe, born in 1877 in Buckfastleigh, Devon, England.


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John Chaffe's household

Male

John

Chaffe

Head
Male

John

Chaffe

Son
Female

Mary

Chaffe

Daughter
Male

William

Chaffe

Son
Female

Emma

Chaffe

Daughter
Male

Tom

Chaffe

Son
Female

Margaret A

Chaffe

Daughter
Female

Harriett E

Chaffe

Daughter Head
First name(s) John
Last name Chaffe
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place Buckfastleigh, Devon, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Chaffe

Head

Widower

46

1835

Buckfastleigh, Devon, England

John

Chaffe

Son

Single

19

1862

Buckfastleigh, Devon, England

Mary

Chaffe

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Buckfastleigh, Devon, England

William

Chaffe

Son

Single

13

1868

Buckfastleigh, Devon, England

Emma

Chaffe

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Buckfastleigh, Devon, England

Tom

Chaffe

Son

Single

9

1872

Buckfastleigh, Devon, England

Margaret A

Chaffe

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Buckfastleigh, Devon, England

Harriett E

Chaffe

Daughter Head

Single

4

1877

Buckfastleigh, Devon, England

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