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Household of Robert Chapman (born 1812, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in South Shields, Durham, 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 Chapman and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Chapman, born in 1812 in South Shields, Durham, consisted of 8 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Ann Chapman, born in 1833 in South Shields, Durham, England. They had 4 children; Matthew R (born 1844 in South Shields, Durham, England), William J (born 1847 in South Shields, Durham, England), Jane Ann (born 1849 in South Shields, Durham, England) and Elizabeth (born 1854 in South Shields, Durham, England). They had 1 grandchild; Ethel, born 1878 in South Shields, Durham, England.
During the period, also present in the household was Robert's Servant, Mary J Marshall, born in 1864 in South Shields, Durham, England.


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Robert Chapman's household

Male

Robert

Chapman

Head
Female

Ann

Chapman

Wife
Male

Matthew R

Chapman

Son
Male

William J

Chapman

Son
Female

Jane Ann

Chapman

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Chapman

Daughter
Female

Ethel

Chapman

Grand Daughter
Female

Mary J

Marshall

Servant
First name(s) Robert
Last name Chapman
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 69
Birth year 1812
Birth place South Shields, Durham, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Chapman

Head

Married

69

1812

South Shields, Durham, England

Ann

Chapman

Wife

Married

48

1833

South Shields, Durham, England

Matthew R

Chapman

Son

Single

37

1844

South Shields, Durham, England

William J

Chapman

Son

Single

34

1847

South Shields, Durham, England

Jane Ann

Chapman

Daughter

Single

32

1849

South Shields, Durham, England

Elizabeth

Chapman

Daughter

Single

27

1854

South Shields, Durham, England

Ethel

Chapman

Grand Daughter

Single

3

1878

South Shields, Durham, England

Mary J

Marshall

Servant

Single

17

1864

South Shields, Durham, England

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