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Household of John Chambers (born 1832)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in South Shields, Durham, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Chambers, born in 1832 in , consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Chambers, born in 1832 in South Shields, Durham, England. They had 4 children; Robert (born 1861 in South Shields, Durham, England), Thomas (born 1866 in South Shields, Durham, England), John G (born 1868 in South Shields, Durham, England) and Grace A (born 1874 in South Shields, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Boarder, David (born 1833 in South Shields, Durham, England) and John's Visitor, John E (born 1859 in Durham, England).


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John Chambers's household

Male

John

Chambers

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Chambers

Wife
Male

Robert

Chambers

Son
Male

Thomas

Chambers

Son
Male

John G

Chambers

Son
Female

Grace A

Chambers

Daughter
Male

David

Henderson

Boarder
Male

John E

Mayor

Visitor
First name(s) John
Last name Chambers
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 49
Birth year 1832
Birth place -

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Chambers

Head

Married

49

1832

-

Elizabeth

Chambers

Wife

Married

49

1832

South Shields, Durham, England

Robert

Chambers

Son

Single

20

1861

South Shields, Durham, England

Thomas

Chambers

Son

Single

15

1866

South Shields, Durham, England

John G

Chambers

Son

Single

13

1868

South Shields, Durham, England

Grace A

Chambers

Daughter

Single

7

1874

South Shields, Durham, England

David

Henderson

Boarder

Single

48

1833

South Shields, Durham, England

John E

Mayor

Visitor

Single

22

1859

Durham, England

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