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Household of Samuel Chaff (born 1848, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Totnes, Devon, 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.

Samuel Chaff and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Samuel Chaff, born in 1848 in Buckfastleigh, Devon, consisted of 5 members. Samuel was the head of the household, widower. He had 3 children; William Henry (born 1874 in Buckfastleigh, Devon, England), Maud (born 1878 in Buckfastleigh, Devon, England) and Fredrick (born 1880 in Buckfastleigh, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Samuel's Mother In Law, Louisa Northcott, born in 1821 in Launceston, Cornwall, England.


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Samuel Chaff's household

Male

Samuel

Chaff

Head
Male

William Henry

Chaff

Son
Female

Maud

Chaff

Daughter
Male

Fredrick

Chaff

Son
Female

Louisa

Northcott

Mother In Law
First name(s) Samuel
Last name Chaff
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place Buckfastleigh, Devon, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Samuel

Chaff

Head

Widower

33

1848

Buckfastleigh, Devon, England

William Henry

Chaff

Son

Single

7

1874

Buckfastleigh, Devon, England

Maud

Chaff

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Buckfastleigh, Devon, England

Fredrick

Chaff

Son

Single

1

1880

Buckfastleigh, Devon, England

Louisa

Northcott

Mother In Law

Widow

60

1821

Launceston, Cornwall, England

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