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Household of John Chambers (born 1856, Derbyshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Rotherham, 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 Chambers and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Chambers, born in 1856 in Clay Cross, Derbyshire, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Sarah Chambers, born in 1862 in Barnsley, Yorkshire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were John's Boarder Head, John (born 1850 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), John's Boarder Wife, Pollie (born 1847 in Rotherham, Yorkshire, England), John's Daughter Boarder, Sarah (born 1875 in Barnsley, Yorkshire, England), John's Daughter Boarder, Louisa (born 1877 in Barnsley, Yorkshire, England), John's Daughter Boarder, Ellen (born 1880 in Rotherham, Yorkshire, England), John's Boarder Head, Sidney (born 1846 in Middlestown, Yorkshire, England) and John's Boarder, Mary (born 1851 in Barnsley, Yorkshire, England).


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John Chambers's household

Male

John

Chambers

Head
Female

Sarah

Chambers

Wife
Male

John

Wood

Boarder Head
Female

Pollie

Wood

Boarder Wife
Female

Sarah

Wood

Daughter Boarder
Female

Louisa

Wood

Daughter Boarder
Female

Ellen

Wood

Daughter Boarder
Male

Sidney

Orange

Boarder Head
Female

Mary

Orange

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Chambers
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 25
Birth year 1856
Birth place Clay Cross, Derbyshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Chambers

Head

Married

25

1856

Clay Cross, Derbyshire, England

Sarah

Chambers

Wife

Married

19

1862

Barnsley, Yorkshire, England

John

Wood

Boarder Head

Married

31

1850

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Pollie

Wood

Boarder Wife

Married

34

1847

Rotherham, Yorkshire, England

Sarah

Wood

Daughter Boarder

Single

6

1875

Barnsley, Yorkshire, England

Louisa

Wood

Daughter Boarder

Single

4

1877

Barnsley, Yorkshire, England

Ellen

Wood

Daughter Boarder

Single

1

1880

Rotherham, Yorkshire, England

Sidney

Orange

Boarder Head

Married

35

1846

Middlestown, Yorkshire, England

Mary

Orange

Boarder

Married

30

1851

Barnsley, Yorkshire, England

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