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Household of Sarah Chapman (born 1846, Dorset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Axminster, Dorset, 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.

Sarah Chapman and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Sarah Chapman, born in 1846 in Lyme Regis, Dorset, consisted of 8 members. Sarah was the head of the household, widow. She had 2 children; Ella (born 1876 in Lyme Regis, Dorset, England) and Ethel (born 1878 in Lyme Regis, Dorset, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Sarah's Brother, William (born 1837 in Lyme Regis, Dorset, England), Sarah's Apprentice, Charles (born 1861 in Exeter, Devon, England), Sarah's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1854 in Bridport, Dorset, England), Sarah's Servant, Martha (born 1861 in Lyme Regis, Dorset, England) and Sarah's Lodger, Edward O (born 1806 in Lyme Regis, Dorset, England).


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Sarah Chapman's household

Female

Sarah

Chapman

Head
Female

Ella

Chapman

Daughter
Female

Ethel

Chapman

Daughter
Male

William

Miller

Brother
Male

Charles

Ware

Apprentice
Female

Elizabeth

Gale

Servant
Female

Martha

Trivett

Servant
Male

Edward O

Lee

Lodger
First name(s) Sarah
Last name Chapman
Relationship Head
Marital status Widow
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Lyme Regis, Dorset, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Sarah

Chapman

Head

Widow

35

1846

Lyme Regis, Dorset, England

Ella

Chapman

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Lyme Regis, Dorset, England

Ethel

Chapman

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Lyme Regis, Dorset, England

William

Miller

Brother

Widower

44

1837

Lyme Regis, Dorset, England

Charles

Ware

Apprentice

Single

20

1861

Exeter, Devon, England

Elizabeth

Gale

Servant

Single

27

1854

Bridport, Dorset, England

Martha

Trivett

Servant

Single

20

1861

Lyme Regis, Dorset, England

Edward O

Lee

Lodger

Single

75

1806

Lyme Regis, Dorset, England

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