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Household of Joseph Chapman (born 1842, Somerset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chard, 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 Chapman and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Chapman, born in 1842 in Ilminster, Somerset, consisted of 6 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Mary Chapman, born in 1849 in Combe St Nicholas, Somerset, England. They had 2 children; Grace (born 1878 in Ilminster, Somerset, England) and Joseph (born 1879 in Ilminster, Somerset, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Joseph's Servant, James (born 1863 in Yarcombe, Devon, England) and Joseph's Servant, Charlotte (born 1867 in Ilminster, Somerset, England).


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Joseph Chapman's household

Male

Joseph

Chapman

Head
Female

Mary

Chapman

Wife
Female

Grace

Chapman

Daughter
Male

Joseph

Chapman

Son
Male

James

Sparks

Servant
Female

Charlotte

Player

Servant
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Chapman
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Ilminster, Somerset, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Chapman

Head

Married

39

1842

Ilminster, Somerset, England

Mary

Chapman

Wife

Married

32

1849

Combe St Nicholas, Somerset, England

Grace

Chapman

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Ilminster, Somerset, England

Joseph

Chapman

Son

Single

2

1879

Ilminster, Somerset, England

James

Sparks

Servant

Single

18

1863

Yarcombe, Devon, England

Charlotte

Player

Servant

Single

14

1867

Ilminster, Somerset, England

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