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Household of Nicholas Chamings (born 1840, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Torrington, Devon, 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.

Nicholas Chamings and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Nicholas Chamings, born in 1840 in Merton, Devon, consisted of 11 members. Nicholas was the head of the household, married to Mary J Chamings, born in 1839 in Merton, Devon, England. They had 6 children; Albert W (born 1868 in Merton, Devon, England), John (born 1870 in Merton, Devon, England), Mary J (born 1872 in Merton, Devon, England), Lydia (born 1874 in Merton, Devon, England), Elizabeth A (born 1877 in Dowland, Devon, England) and Jemmima (born 1879 in Dowland, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Nicholas's Servant, Susanna (born 1863 in Torrington, Devon, England), Nicholas's Servant, Richard (born 1862 in Dolton, Devon, England) and Nicholas's Servant, John (born 1863 in Dolton, Devon, England).


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Nicholas Chamings's household

Male

Nicholas

Chamings

Head
Female

Mary J

Chamings

Wife
Male

Albert W

Chamings

Son
Male

John

Chamings

Son
Female

Mary J

Chamings

Daughter
Female

Lydia

Chamings

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth A

Chamings

Daughter
Female

Jemmima

Chamings

Daughter
Female

Susanna

West

Servant
Male

Richard

Cudmore

Servant
Male

John

Martin

Servant
First name(s) Nicholas
Last name Chamings
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Merton, Devon, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Nicholas

Chamings

Head

Married

41

1840

Merton, Devon, England

Mary J

Chamings

Wife

Married

42

1839

Merton, Devon, England

Albert W

Chamings

Son

Single

13

1868

Merton, Devon, England

John

Chamings

Son

Single

11

1870

Merton, Devon, England

Mary J

Chamings

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Merton, Devon, England

Lydia

Chamings

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Merton, Devon, England

Elizabeth A

Chamings

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Dowland, Devon, England

Jemmima

Chamings

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Dowland, Devon, England

Susanna

West

Servant

Single

18

1863

Torrington, Devon, England

Richard

Cudmore

Servant

Single

19

1862

Dolton, Devon, England

John

Martin

Servant

Single

18

1863

Dolton, Devon, England

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