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Household of John Chesters (born 1832, Shropshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wolstanton, Staffordshire, 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 Chesters and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Chesters, born in 1832 in Tilstock, Shropshire, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Chesters, born in 1827 in Tilstock, Shropshire, England. They had 3 children; Mary E (born 1861 in Tunstall, Staffordshire, England), William (born 1863 in Tunstall, Staffordshire, England) and Minnie (born 1880 in Tunstall, Staffordshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Boarder Head, James (born 1851 in Tunstall, Staffordshire, England), John's Boarder Daughter, Jane (born 1875 in Tunstall, Staffordshire, England), John's Boarder Daughter, Margaret (born 1876 in Tunstall, Staffordshire, England) and John's Boarder, John (born 1857 in Tunstall, Staffordshire, England).


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John Chesters's household

Male

John

Chesters

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Chesters

Wife
Female

Mary E

Chesters

Daughter
Male

William

Chesters

Son
Female

Minnie

Chesters

Daughter
Male

James

Evanson

Boarder Head
Female

Jane

Evanson

Boarder Daughter
Female

Margaret

Evanson

Boarder Daughter
Male

John

Leicester

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Chesters
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 49
Birth year 1832
Birth place Tilstock, Shropshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Chesters

Head

Married

49

1832

Tilstock, Shropshire, England

Elizabeth

Chesters

Wife

Married

54

1827

Tilstock, Shropshire, England

Mary E

Chesters

Daughter

Single

20

1861

Tunstall, Staffordshire, England

William

Chesters

Son

Single

18

1863

Tunstall, Staffordshire, England

Minnie

Chesters

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Tunstall, Staffordshire, England

James

Evanson

Boarder Head

Widower

30

1851

Tunstall, Staffordshire, England

Jane

Evanson

Boarder Daughter

Single

6

1875

Tunstall, Staffordshire, England

Margaret

Evanson

Boarder Daughter

Single

5

1876

Tunstall, Staffordshire, England

John

Leicester

Boarder

Single

24

1857

Tunstall, Staffordshire, England

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