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Household of Joseph Chester (born 1826, Middlesex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Brighton, 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 Chester and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Chester, born in 1826 in Spitalfields, Middlesex, consisted of 8 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Emily Chester, born in 1824 in Wanstead, Essex, England. They had 2 children; William (born 1851 in Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England) and Emily (born 1853 in Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England). They had 1 grandchild; Joseph, born 1881 in Brighton, Sussex, England.
During the period, also present in the household were Joseph's Daughter In Law, Anne (born 1852 in Leytonstone, Essex, England), Joseph's Nephew, Thomas (born 1838 in Shoreditch, Middlesex, England) and Joseph's Assistant, Arthur (born 1866 in Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England).


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Joseph Chester's household

Male

Joseph

Chester

Head
Female

Emily

Chester

Wife
Male

William

Chester

Son
Female

Emily

Chester

Daughter
Female

Anne

Chester

Daughter In Law
Male

Joseph

Chester

Grand Son
Male

Thomas

King

Nephew
Male

Arthur

Hurst

Assistant
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Chester
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 55
Birth year 1826
Birth place Spitalfields, Middlesex, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Chester

Head

Married

55

1826

Spitalfields, Middlesex, England

Emily

Chester

Wife

Married

57

1824

Wanstead, Essex, England

William

Chester

Son

Married

30

1851

Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England

Emily

Chester

Daughter

Single

28

1853

Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England

Anne

Chester

Daughter In Law

Married

29

1852

Leytonstone, Essex, England

Joseph

Chester

Grand Son

Single

0

1881

Brighton, Sussex, England

Thomas

King

Nephew

Single

43

1838

Shoreditch, Middlesex, England

Arthur

Hurst

Assistant

Single

15

1866

Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England

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