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Household of Joseph Chester (born 1831, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Barton upon Irwell, Lancashire, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Chester, born in 1831 in Swinton, Lancashire, consisted of 6 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Chester, born in 1835 in Clifton, Lancashire, England. They had 3 children; Margaret Ann (born 1864 in Southport, Lancashire, England), John Thos (born 1868 in Swinton, Lancashire, England) and Hughlen (born 1870 in Swinton, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Joseph's Visitor, Eliza Ann Thorp, born in 1872 in Salford, Lancashire, England.


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Joseph Chester's household

Male

Joseph

Chester

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Chester

Wife
Female

Margaret Ann

Chester

Daughter
Male

John Thos

Chester

Son
Male

Hughlen

Chester

Son
Female

Eliza Ann

Thorp

Visitor
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Chester
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Swinton, Lancashire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Chester

Head

Married

50

1831

Swinton, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Chester

Wife

Married

46

1835

Clifton, Lancashire, England

Margaret Ann

Chester

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Southport, Lancashire, England

John Thos

Chester

Son

Single

13

1868

Swinton, Lancashire, England

Hughlen

Chester

Son

Single

11

1870

Swinton, Lancashire, England

Eliza Ann

Thorp

Visitor

Single

9

1872

Salford, Lancashire, England

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