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Household of Robert Chambers (born 1823, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Blackburn, 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.

Robert Chambers and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Chambers, born in 1823 in Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Mary Chambers, born in 1828 in Lower Darwen, Lancashire, England. They had 3 children; Jane (born 1854 in Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire, England), Thomas (born 1862 in Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire, England) and Henry (born 1870 in Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire, England). They had 2 grandchildren; Mary A (born 1878 in Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire, England) and Alice (born 1880 in Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Robert's Sister Law, Abraham Chambers, born in 1854 in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England.


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Robert Chambers's household

Male

Robert

Chambers

Head
Female

Mary

Chambers

Wife
Male

Abraham

Chambers

Sister Law
Female

Jane

Chambers

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Chambers

Son
Male

Henry

Chambers

Son
Female

Mary A

Cook

Grand Daughter
Female

Alice

Cook

Grand Daughter
First name(s) Robert
Last name Chambers
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 58
Birth year 1823
Birth place Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Chambers

Head

Married

58

1823

Lancashire, England

Mary

Chambers

Wife

Married

53

1828

Lower Darwen, Lancashire, England

Abraham

Chambers

Sister Law

Married

27

1854

Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England

Jane

Chambers

Daughter

Married

27

1854

Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Chambers

Son

Single

19

1862

Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire, England

Henry

Chambers

Son

Single

11

1870

Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire, England

Mary A

Cook

Grand Daughter

Single

3

1878

Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire, England

Alice

Cook

Grand Daughter

Single

1

1880

Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire, England

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