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Household of Thomas W Chester (born 1836, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Horsham, Sussex, 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 W Chester and 15 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas W Chester, born in 1836 in Liverpool, Lancashire, consisted of 16 members. Thomas W was the head of the household, married to Francis Chester, born in 1846 in Prestatyn, Flintshire, Wales. They had 7 children; Edith D (born 1869 in Anglesey, Wales), Sarah H (born 1871 in Carnarvon, Caernarvonshire, Wales), Margaret M (born 1873 in Carnarvon, Caernarvonshire, Wales), Agnes L (born 1875 in Dublin, Dublin, Ireland), Thomas E (born 1877 in Dublin, Dublin, Ireland), Mabel W (born 1879 in Woolton, Lancashire, England) and Gwendoline M (born 1881 in Ifield, Sussex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas W's Governess, Kathleen J (born 1852 in Middlesex, England), Thomas W's -, Catherine (born 1816 in Carnarvon, Caernarvonshire, Wales), Thomas W's -, Isabel (born 1849 in Scotland), Thomas W's -, Eliza (born 1838 in Barcombe, Sussex, England), Thomas W's -, Harriet (born 1860 in Chichester, Sussex, England), Thomas W's -, Ellen (born 1864 in Mid Lavant, Sussex, England) and Thomas W's -, Clara (born 1865 in Charlwood, Surrey, England).


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Thomas W Chester's household

Male

Thomas W

Chester

Head
Female

Francis

Chester

Wife
Female

Edith D

Chester

Daughter
Female

Sarah H

Chester

Daughter
Female

Margaret M

Chester

Daughter
Female

Agnes L

Chester

Daughter
Male

Thomas E

Chester

Son
Female

Mabel W

Chester

Daughter
Female

Gwendoline M

Chester

Daughter
Female

Kathleen J

Pullman

Governess
Female

Catherine

Williams

-
Female

Isabel

Wiseman

-
Female

Eliza

Tap

-
Female

Harriet

Hammond

-
Female

Ellen

Rogers

-
Female

Clara

Heffer

-
First name(s) Thomas W
Last name Chester
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Household members (16 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas W

Chester

Head

Married

45

1836

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Francis

Chester

Wife

Married

35

1846

Prestatyn, Flintshire, Wales

Edith D

Chester

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Anglesey, Wales

Sarah H

Chester

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Carnarvon, Caernarvonshire, Wales

Margaret M

Chester

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Carnarvon, Caernarvonshire, Wales

Agnes L

Chester

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Dublin, Dublin, Ireland

Thomas E

Chester

Son

Single

4

1877

Dublin, Dublin, Ireland

Mabel W

Chester

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Woolton, Lancashire, England

Gwendoline M

Chester

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Ifield, Sussex, England

Kathleen J

Pullman

Governess

Single

29

1852

Middlesex, England

Catherine

Williams

-

Widow

65

1816

Carnarvon, Caernarvonshire, Wales

Isabel

Wiseman

-

Single

32

1849

Scotland

Eliza

Tap

-

Single

43

1838

Barcombe, Sussex, England

Harriet

Hammond

-

Single

21

1860

Chichester, Sussex, England

Ellen

Rogers

-

Single

17

1864

Mid Lavant, Sussex, England

Clara

Heffer

-

Single

16

1865

Charlwood, Surrey, England

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