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Household of John Chesney (born 1847)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Houghton Le Spring, Durham, 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 Chesney and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Chesney, born in 1847 in , consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Agnes Chesney, born in 1847 in Ireland. They had 6 children; David (born 1869 in Ireland), Jane (born 1871 in Ireland), Andrew (born 1874 in Rainton, Durham, England), Agnes (born 1876 in Rainton, Durham, England), John (born 1878 in Sunderland, Durham, England) and Eliza (born 1881 in Newbottle, Durham, England).


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John Chesney's household

Male

John

Chesney

Head
Female

Agnes

Chesney

Wife
Male

David

Chesney

Son
Female

Jane

Chesney

Daughter
Male

Andrew

Chesney

Son
Female

Agnes

Chesney

Daughter
Male

John

Chesney

Son
Female

Eliza

Chesney

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Chesney
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Ireland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Chesney

Head

Married

34

1847

Ireland

Agnes

Chesney

Wife

Married

34

1847

Ireland

David

Chesney

Son

Single

12

1869

Ireland

Jane

Chesney

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Ireland

Andrew

Chesney

Son

Single

7

1874

Rainton, Durham, England

Agnes

Chesney

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Rainton, Durham, England

John

Chesney

Son

Single

3

1878

Sunderland, Durham, England

Eliza

Chesney

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Newbottle, Durham, England

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