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Household of John Chapman (born 1822, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wakefield, 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 Chapman and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Chapman, born in 1822 in Thirsk, Yorkshire, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Lettia Chapman, born in 1828 in Bridlington, Yorkshire, England. They had 3 children; Frank (born 1859 in Wakefield, Yorkshire, England), L (born 1861 in Wakefield, Yorkshire, England) and Herbert (born 1864 in Wakefield, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Servant, Sarah Taylor, born in 1866 in Wigtoft, Lincolnshire, England.


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John Chapman's household

Male

John

Chapman

Head
Female

Lettia

Chapman

Wife
Male

Frank

Chapman

Son
Female

L

Chapman

Daughter
Male

Herbert

Chapman

Son
Female

Sarah

Taylor

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Chapman
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 59
Birth year 1822
Birth place Thirsk, Yorkshire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Chapman

Head

Married

59

1822

Thirsk, Yorkshire, England

Lettia

Chapman

Wife

Married

53

1828

Bridlington, Yorkshire, England

Frank

Chapman

Son

Single

22

1859

Wakefield, Yorkshire, England

L

Chapman

Daughter

Single

20

1861

Wakefield, Yorkshire, England

Herbert

Chapman

Son

Single

17

1864

Wakefield, Yorkshire, England

Sarah

Taylor

Servant

Single

15

1866

Wigtoft, Lincolnshire, England

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