Skip to content
  • Start free trial
An original census record

Start a free trial to view

Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

Household of John Chapman (born 1845, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Barrow in Furness, Lancashire, England

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

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

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

In the 1881 Census, the household of John Chapman, born in 1845 in Halifax, Yorkshire, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth S A Chapman, born in 1856 in Veryan, Cornwall, England. They had 3 children; Asenath (born 1877 in Barrow in Furness, Lancashire, England), Ernest (born 1878 in Barrow in Furness, Lancashire, England) and Hannah (born 1881 in Barrow in Furness, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Father In Law, Thomas (born 1812 in Linkinhorne, Cornwall, England) and John's Boarder, Robert (born 1857 in Ulverston, Lancashire, England).


Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

John Chapman's household

Male

John

Chapman

Head
Female

Elizabeth S A

Chapman

Wife
Female

Asenath

Chapman

Daughter
Male

Ernest

Chapman

Son
Female

Hannah

Chapman

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Wedge

Father In Law
Male

Robert

Cleasby

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Chapman
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Chapman

Head

Married

36

1845

Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth S A

Chapman

Wife

Married

25

1856

Veryan, Cornwall, England

Asenath

Chapman

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Barrow in Furness, Lancashire, England

Ernest

Chapman

Son

Single

3

1878

Barrow in Furness, Lancashire, England

Hannah

Chapman

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Barrow in Furness, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Wedge

Father In Law

Widower

69

1812

Linkinhorne, Cornwall, England

Robert

Cleasby

Boarder

Single

24

1857

Ulverston, Lancashire, England

Explore Findmypast's newspaper collections

Explore the 1881 Census and millions of historical records for free with Findmypast. Find out more about the household of John Chapman in Barrow in Furness in 1881, and follow the Chapman family through time in other national records, newspapers and more.

We've found family trees for John Chapman

We’ve found John Chapman in 842 family trees. Find out more about John Chapman's household and view the Chapman family in family trees created by Findmypast members.

Not who you're looking for?

Other households on nearby pages of the 1881 Census