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Household of John Chester (born 1848, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bradford, 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 Chester and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Chester, born in 1848 in Colne, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Chester, born in 1847 in Northowram, Yorkshire, England. They had 2 children; Fred W (born 1873 in Calverley, Yorkshire, England) and Alfred (born 1875 in Calverley, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Visitor, Elizabeth (born 1843 in Northowram, Yorkshire, England), John's Visitor, Minnie (born 1873 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England), John's Visitor, Elizabeth (born 1868 in Colne, Lancashire, England) and John's Visitor, Martha (born 1812 in Shelf, Yorkshire, England).


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John Chester's household

Male

John

Chester

Head
Female

Mary

Chester

Wife
Male

Fred W

Chester

Son
Male

Alfred

Chester

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Hebblethwaite

Visitor
Female

Minnie

Hebblethwaite

Visitor
Female

Elizabeth

Farrar

Visitor
Female

Martha

Webster

Visitor
First name(s) John
Last name Chester
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place Colne, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Chester

Head

Married

33

1848

Colne, Lancashire, England

Mary

Chester

Wife

Married

34

1847

Northowram, Yorkshire, England

Fred W

Chester

Son

Single

8

1873

Calverley, Yorkshire, England

Alfred

Chester

Son

Single

6

1875

Calverley, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Hebblethwaite

Visitor

Married

38

1843

Northowram, Yorkshire, England

Minnie

Hebblethwaite

Visitor

Single

8

1873

Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Farrar

Visitor

Single

13

1868

Colne, Lancashire, England

Martha

Webster

Visitor

Widow

69

1812

Shelf, Yorkshire, England

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