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Household of Robert William Chambers (born 1846, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Rotherham, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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 William Chambers and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert William Chambers, born in 1846 in Hull, Yorkshire, consisted of 6 members. Robert William was the head of the household, married to Sarah Elizabeth Chambers, born in 1847 in Burley, Yorkshire, England. They had 3 children; Henry Ernest (born 1870 in Hull, Yorkshire, England), Harold Palmer (born 1877 in Hull, Yorkshire, England) and Sarah Lilian (born 1880 in Hull, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Robert William's Servant, Mary Eliza Matthews, born in 1864 in Yorkshire, England.


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Robert William Chambers's household

Male

Robert William

Chambers

Head
Female

Sarah Elizabeth

Chambers

Wife
Male

Henry Ernest

Chambers

Son
Male

Harold Palmer

Chambers

Son
Female

Sarah Lilian

Chambers

Daughter
Female

Mary Eliza

Matthews

Servant
First name(s) Robert William
Last name Chambers
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Hull, Yorkshire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert William

Chambers

Head

Married

35

1846

Hull, Yorkshire, England

Sarah Elizabeth

Chambers

Wife

Married

34

1847

Burley, Yorkshire, England

Henry Ernest

Chambers

Son

Single

11

1870

Hull, Yorkshire, England

Harold Palmer

Chambers

Son

Single

4

1877

Hull, Yorkshire, England

Sarah Lilian

Chambers

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Hull, Yorkshire, England

Mary Eliza

Matthews

Servant

Single

17

1864

Yorkshire, England

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