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Household of John Chapman (born 1820, Kent)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Thanet, Kent, 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 Chapman and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Chapman, born in 1820 in Birchington, Kent, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Sarah Chapman, born in 1820 in Margate, Kent, England. They had 1 grandchild; Sarah, born 1872 in Margate, Kent, England.
During the period, also present in the household were John's Servant, Ada (born 1868 in St Nicholas At Wade, Kent, England), John's Servant, John (born 1861 in St Nicholas At Wade, Kent, England), John's Servant, James (born 1865 in St Nicholas At Wade, Kent, England) and John's Servant, Harry (born 1866 in Birchington, Kent, England).


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John Chapman's household

Male

John

Chapman

Head
Female

Sarah

Chapman

Wife
Female

Sarah

Ansell

Grand Daughter
Female

Ada

Hammond

Servant
Male

John

Brockman

Servant
Male

James

Sayer

Servant
Male

Harry

Cook

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Chapman
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 61
Birth year 1820
Birth place Birchington, Kent, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Chapman

Head

Married

61

1820

Birchington, Kent, England

Sarah

Chapman

Wife

Married

61

1820

Margate, Kent, England

Sarah

Ansell

Grand Daughter

Single

9

1872

Margate, Kent, England

Ada

Hammond

Servant

Single

13

1868

St Nicholas At Wade, Kent, England

John

Brockman

Servant

Single

20

1861

St Nicholas At Wade, Kent, England

James

Sayer

Servant

Single

16

1865

St Nicholas At Wade, Kent, England

Harry

Cook

Servant

Single

15

1866

Birchington, Kent, England

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