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Household of Thomas Chapman (born 1838, Kent)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Maidstone, Kent, 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.

Thomas Chapman and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Chapman, born in 1838 in Tunbridge Wells, Kent, consisted of 8 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Sarah Chapman, born in 1839 in West Farleigh, Kent, England. They had 5 children; William (born 1862 in East Farleigh, Kent, England), Thomas (born 1863 in Wrotham, Kent, England), Eliza (born 1866 in Nettlestead, Kent, England), Frederick (born 1867 in Nettlestead, Kent, England) and Joseph (born 1855 in Sittingbourne, Kent, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Mother, Sarah Groombridge, born in 1819 in Kent, England.


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Thomas Chapman's household

Male

Thomas

Chapman

Head
Female

Sarah

Chapman

Wife
Male

William

Chapman

Son
Male

Thomas

Chapman

Son
Female

Eliza

Chapman

Daughter
Male

Frederick

Chapman

Son
Female

Sarah

Groombridge

Mother
Male

Joseph

Groombridge

Son
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Chapman
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Chapman

Head

Married

43

1838

Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England

Sarah

Chapman

Wife

Married

42

1839

West Farleigh, Kent, England

William

Chapman

Son

Single

19

1862

East Farleigh, Kent, England

Thomas

Chapman

Son

Single

18

1863

Wrotham, Kent, England

Eliza

Chapman

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Nettlestead, Kent, England

Frederick

Chapman

Son

Single

14

1867

Nettlestead, Kent, England

Sarah

Groombridge

Mother

Widow

62

1819

Kent, England

Joseph

Groombridge

Son

Single

26

1855

Sittingbourne, Kent, England

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