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Household of Richard Chester (born 1845, Cheshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Prestwich, 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.

Richard Chester and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Richard Chester, born in 1845 in Middlewich, Cheshire, consisted of 8 members. Richard was the head of the household, married to Mary Ann Chester, born in 1851 in Bolton, Lancashire, England. They had 3 children; Elizabeth (born 1870 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Richard (born 1872 in Manchester, Lancashire, England) and May Alice (born 1876 in Manchester, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Richard's Servant, Jane (born 1842 in Dublin, Dublin, Ireland), Richard's Servant, Jeremiah (born 1860 in Lancashire, England) and Richard's Nephew, George (born 1862 in Brereton Green, Cheshire, England).


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Richard Chester's household

Male

Richard

Chester

Head
Female

Mary Ann

Chester

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

Chester

Daughter
Male

Richard

Chester

Son
Female

May Alice

Chester

Daughter
Female

Jane

Cleary

Servant
Male

Jeremiah

Warburton

Servant
Male

George

Richardson

Nephew
First name(s) Richard
Last name Chester
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Middlewich, Cheshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Richard

Chester

Head

Married

36

1845

Middlewich, Cheshire, England

Mary Ann

Chester

Wife

Married

30

1851

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Chester

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Richard

Chester

Son

Single

9

1872

Manchester, Lancashire, England

May Alice

Chester

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Jane

Cleary

Servant

Single

39

1842

Dublin, Dublin, Ireland

Jeremiah

Warburton

Servant

Single

21

1860

Lancashire, England

George

Richardson

Nephew

Single

19

1862

Brereton Green, Cheshire, England

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