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Household of John Chester (born 1843, Suffolk)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Islington, London,Middlesex, 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 Chester and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Chester, born in 1843 in Suffolk, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, widower. He had 5 children; Robert (born 1873 in Hackney, Middlesex, England), Amy (born 1874 in Hackney, Middlesex, England), Emma (born 1877 in Hackney, Middlesex, England), John (born 1879 in Hackney, Middlesex, England) and Mary F (born 1881 in Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Servant, Harriet Goodwin, born in 1860 in Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England.


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John Chester's household

Male

John

Chester

Head
Female

Harriet

Goodwin

Servant
Male

Robert

Chester

Son
Female

Amy

Chester

Daughter
Female

Emma

Chester

Daughter
Male

John

Chester

Son
Female

Mary F

Chester

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Chester
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Suffolk, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Chester

Head

Widower

38

1843

Suffolk, England

Harriet

Goodwin

Servant

Single

21

1860

Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England

Robert

Chester

Son

Single

8

1873

Hackney, Middlesex, England

Amy

Chester

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Hackney, Middlesex, England

Emma

Chester

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Hackney, Middlesex, England

John

Chester

Son

Single

2

1879

Hackney, Middlesex, England

Mary F

Chester

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England

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