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Household of Joseph Chesman Sales (born 1837, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chichester, Sussex, 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 Chesman Sales and 14 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Chesman Sales, born in 1837 in Fishlake, Yorkshire, consisted of 15 members. Joseph Chesman was the head of the household, married to Harriet Sales, born in 1841 in Chelsea, Middlesex, England. They had 9 children; Harriet Alice (born 1864 in Brighton, Sussex, England), William Downs (born 1868 in Chichester, Sussex, England), Frederic (born 1870 in Chichester, Sussex, England), John Chesman (born 1872 in Chichester, Sussex, England), Elizabeth (born 1873 in Chichester, Sussex, England), Charles Henry (born 1875 in Chichester, Sussex, England), Martha Edith (born 1878 in Chichester, Sussex, England), Frank George (born 1879 in Chichester, Sussex, England) and Ernest Robert (born 1881 in Chichester, Sussex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Joseph Chesman's Servant, Alfred (born 1862 in Chichester, Sussex, England), Joseph Chesman's Servant, Edward (born 1864 in Kent, England), Joseph Chesman's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1851 in Chichester, Sussex, England) and Joseph Chesman's Servant, Emily (born 1858 in Chichester, Sussex, England).


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Joseph Chesman Sales's household

Male

Joseph Chesman

Sales

Head
Female

Harriet

Sales

Wife
Female

Harriet Alice

Sales

Daughter
Male

William Downs

Sales

Son
Male

Frederic

Sales

Son
Male

John Chesman

Sales

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Sales

Daughter
Male

Charles Henry

Sales

Son
Female

Martha Edith

Sales

Daughter
Male

Frank George

Sales

Son
Male

Ernest Robert

Sales

Son
Male

Alfred

Barnes

Servant
Male

Edward

File

Servant
Female

Elizabeth

Cluer

Servant
Female

Emily

King

Servant
First name(s) Joseph Chesman
Last name Sales
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Fishlake, Yorkshire, England

Household members (15 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph Chesman

Sales

Head

Married

44

1837

Fishlake, Yorkshire, England

Harriet

Sales

Wife

Married

40

1841

Chelsea, Middlesex, England

Harriet Alice

Sales

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Brighton, Sussex, England

William Downs

Sales

Son

Single

13

1868

Chichester, Sussex, England

Frederic

Sales

Son

Single

11

1870

Chichester, Sussex, England

John Chesman

Sales

Son

Single

9

1872

Chichester, Sussex, England

Elizabeth

Sales

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Chichester, Sussex, England

Charles Henry

Sales

Son

Single

6

1875

Chichester, Sussex, England

Martha Edith

Sales

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Chichester, Sussex, England

Frank George

Sales

Son

Single

2

1879

Chichester, Sussex, England

Ernest Robert

Sales

Son

Single

0

1881

Chichester, Sussex, England

Alfred

Barnes

Servant

Single

19

1862

Chichester, Sussex, England

Edward

File

Servant

Single

17

1864

Kent, England

Elizabeth

Cluer

Servant

Single

30

1851

Chichester, Sussex, England

Emily

King

Servant

Single

23

1858

Chichester, Sussex, England

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