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Household of John Cheers (born 1839, Cheshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chester, Cheshire, 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 Cheers and 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Cheers, born in 1839 in Hartford, Cheshire, consisted of 12 members. John was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Cheers, born in 1838 in Barrow, Cheshire, England. They had 5 children; Alfred (born 1866 in Hartford, Cheshire, England), Harold (born 1867 in Barrow, Cheshire, England), Sam (born 1869 in Barrow, Cheshire, England), Clifford (born 1873 in Barrow, Cheshire, England) and Edwin John (born 1875 in Barrow, Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Servant, John (born 1854 in Barrow, Cheshire, England), John's Servant, Thomas (born 1865 in Sealand, Cheshire, England), John's Servant, Mary Jane (born 1863 in Christleton, Cheshire, England), John's Visitor, Ida (born 1862 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England) and John's Visitor, Anne (born 1862 in Northwich, Cheshire, England).


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John Cheers's household

Male

John

Cheers

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Cheers

Wife
Male

Alfred

Cheers

Son
Male

Harold

Cheers

Son
Male

Sam

Cheers

Son
Male

Clifford

Cheers

Son
Male

Edwin John

Cheers

Son
Male

John

Knowles

Servant
Male

Thomas

Crimes

Servant
Female

Mary Jane

Thomas

Servant
Female

Ida

Cowan

Visitor
Female

Anne

Barber

Visitor
First name(s) John
Last name Cheers
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Hartford, Cheshire, England

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Cheers

Head

Married

42

1839

Hartford, Cheshire, England

Elizabeth

Cheers

Wife

Married

43

1838

Barrow, Cheshire, England

Alfred

Cheers

Son

Single

15

1866

Hartford, Cheshire, England

Harold

Cheers

Son

Single

14

1867

Barrow, Cheshire, England

Sam

Cheers

Son

Single

12

1869

Barrow, Cheshire, England

Clifford

Cheers

Son

Single

8

1873

Barrow, Cheshire, England

Edwin John

Cheers

Son

Single

6

1875

Barrow, Cheshire, England

John

Knowles

Servant

Single

27

1854

Barrow, Cheshire, England

Thomas

Crimes

Servant

Single

16

1865

Sealand, Cheshire, England

Mary Jane

Thomas

Servant

Single

18

1863

Christleton, Cheshire, England

Ida

Cowan

Visitor

Single

19

1862

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Anne

Barber

Visitor

Single

19

1862

Northwich, Cheshire, England

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