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Household of John Chorley (born 1830, Cheshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ashton under Lyne, 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 Chorley and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Chorley, born in 1830 in Macclesfield, Cheshire, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Fanny Chorley, born in 1829 in Macclesfield, Cheshire, England. They had 3 children; Sarah M (born 1858 in Macclesfield, Cheshire, England), John W (born 1863 in Hollingworth, Cheshire, England) and Harry (born 1865 in Hollingworth, Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Niece, Harriet L (born 1866 in -) and John's Visitor, Margaret (born 1876 in Macclesfield, Cheshire, England).


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John Chorley's household

Male

John

Chorley

Head
Female

Fanny

Chorley

Wife
Female

Sarah M

Chorley

Daughter
Male

John W

Chorley

Son
Male

Harry

Chorley

Son
Female

Harriet L

Fisher

Niece
Female

Margaret

Burgess

Visitor
First name(s) John
Last name Chorley
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 51
Birth year 1830
Birth place Macclesfield, Cheshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Chorley

Head

Married

51

1830

Macclesfield, Cheshire, England

Fanny

Chorley

Wife

Married

52

1829

Macclesfield, Cheshire, England

Sarah M

Chorley

Daughter

Single

23

1858

Macclesfield, Cheshire, England

John W

Chorley

Son

Single

18

1863

Hollingworth, Cheshire, England

Harry

Chorley

Son

Single

16

1865

Hollingworth, Cheshire, England

Harriet L

Fisher

Niece

Single

15

1866

-

Margaret

Burgess

Visitor

Single

5

1876

Macclesfield, Cheshire, England

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