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Household of John Chamings (born 1802, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Torrington, 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 Chamings and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Chamings, born in 1802 in Beaford, Devon, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, widower. He had 4 children; William (born 1842 in Merton, Devon, England), Charlotte (born 1845 in Merton, Devon, England), Sarah Elizth (born 1847 in Merton, Devon, England) and Lydia (born 1852 in Merton, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Servant, Thomas (born 1864 in Beaford, Devon, England) and John's Servant, Isaac (born 1870 in Merton, Devon, England).


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John Chamings's household

Male

John

Chamings

Head
Male

William

Chamings

Son
Female

Charlotte

Chamings

Daughter
Female

Sarah Elizth

Chamings

Daughter
Female

Lydia

Chamings

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Luxton

Servant
Male

Isaac

Webber

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Chamings
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 79
Birth year 1802
Birth place Beaford, Devon, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Chamings

Head

Widower

79

1802

Beaford, Devon, England

William

Chamings

Son

Single

39

1842

Merton, Devon, England

Charlotte

Chamings

Daughter

Single

36

1845

Merton, Devon, England

Sarah Elizth

Chamings

Daughter

Single

34

1847

Merton, Devon, England

Lydia

Chamings

Daughter

Single

29

1852

Merton, Devon, England

Thomas

Luxton

Servant

Single

17

1864

Beaford, Devon, England

Isaac

Webber

Servant

Single

11

1870

Merton, Devon, England

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