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Household of Thomas Chapman (born 1837, Northumberland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Lanchester, 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.

Thomas Chapman and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Chapman, born in 1837 in Wide Open, Northumberland, consisted of 10 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to May A Chapman, born in 1840 in Lanchester, Durham, England. They had 7 children; Margaret (born 1866 in Durham, England), Elizabeth (born 1868 in Winlaton, Durham, England), Jane (born 1870 in Winlaton, Durham, England), Nicholas (born 1871 in Durham, England), Thomas W (born 1876 in Tanfield, Durham, England), John (born 1879 in Lanchester, Durham, England) and George (born 1881 in Tanfield, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Step Son, James Greener, born in 1863 in Ryton, Durham, England.


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Thomas Chapman's household

Male

Thomas

Chapman

Head
Female

May A

Chapman

Wife
Male

James

Greener

Step Son
Female

Margaret

Chapman

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Chapman

Daughter
Female

Jane

Chapman

Daughter
Male

Nicholas

Chapman

Son
Male

Thomas W

Chapman

Son
Male

John

Chapman

Son
Male

George

Chapman

Son
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Chapman
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Wide Open, Northumberland, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Chapman

Head

Married

44

1837

Wide Open, Northumberland, England

May A

Chapman

Wife

Married

41

1840

Lanchester, Durham, England

James

Greener

Step Son

Single

18

1863

Ryton, Durham, England

Margaret

Chapman

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Durham, England

Elizabeth

Chapman

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Winlaton, Durham, England

Jane

Chapman

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Winlaton, Durham, England

Nicholas

Chapman

Son

Single

10

1871

Durham, England

Thomas W

Chapman

Son

Single

5

1876

Tanfield, Durham, England

John

Chapman

Son

Single

2

1879

Lanchester, Durham, England

George

Chapman

Son

Single

0

1881

Tanfield, Durham, England

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