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Household of Peter Chilton (born 1842, Shropshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Lichfield, Staffordshire, 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.

Peter Chilton and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Peter Chilton, born in 1842 in Dawley, Shropshire, consisted of 9 members. Peter was the head of the household, married to Isabella Chilton, born in 1841 in Dawley, Shropshire, England. They had 5 children; Thomas (born 1869 in Dawley, Shropshire, England), Elizabeth Jane (born 1872 in Dawley, Shropshire, England), Benjamin (born 1875 in Dawley, Shropshire, England), Charles Edward (born 1878 in Dawley, Shropshire, England) and Eliza (born 1881 in Rugeley, Staffordshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Peter's Lodger, Thomas (born 1849 in Dawley, Shropshire, England) and Peter's Lodger, Richard (born 1861 in Dawley, Shropshire, England).


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Peter Chilton's household

Male

Peter

Chilton

Head
Female

Isabella

Chilton

Wife
Male

Thomas

Chilton

Son
Female

Elizabeth Jane

Chilton

Daughter
Male

Benjamin

Chilton

Son
Male

Charles Edward

Chilton

Son
Female

Eliza

Chilton

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Chilton

Lodger
Male

Richard

Colley

Lodger
First name(s) Peter
Last name Chilton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Dawley, Shropshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Peter

Chilton

Head

Married

39

1842

Dawley, Shropshire, England

Isabella

Chilton

Wife

Married

40

1841

Dawley, Shropshire, England

Thomas

Chilton

Son

Single

12

1869

Dawley, Shropshire, England

Elizabeth Jane

Chilton

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Dawley, Shropshire, England

Benjamin

Chilton

Son

Single

6

1875

Dawley, Shropshire, England

Charles Edward

Chilton

Son

Single

3

1878

Dawley, Shropshire, England

Eliza

Chilton

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Rugeley, Staffordshire, England

Thomas

Chilton

Lodger

Single

32

1849

Dawley, Shropshire, England

Richard

Colley

Lodger

Single

20

1861

Dawley, Shropshire, England

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