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Household of Joseph Chant (born 1848, Somerset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Shepton Mallet, Somerset, 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.

Joseph Chant and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Chant, born in 1848 in Middle Chinnock, Somerset, consisted of 5 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Chant, born in 1850 in Ilchester, Somerset, England. They had 2 children; Charles (born 1874 in Kingston Deverill, Wiltshire, England) and Mary (born 1878 in Kingston Deverill, Wiltshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Joseph's Sister Visitor, Mary A Stone, born in 1847 in Ilchester, Somerset, England.


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Joseph Chant's household

Male

Joseph

Chant

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Chant

Wife
Male

Charles

Chant

Son
Female

Mary

Chant

Daughter
Female

Mary A

Stone

Sister Visitor
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Chant
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place Middle Chinnock, Somerset, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Chant

Head

Married

33

1848

Middle Chinnock, Somerset, England

Elizabeth

Chant

Wife

Married

31

1850

Ilchester, Somerset, England

Charles

Chant

Son

Single

7

1874

Kingston Deverill, Wiltshire, England

Mary

Chant

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Kingston Deverill, Wiltshire, England

Mary A

Stone

Sister Visitor

Single

34

1847

Ilchester, Somerset, England

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