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Household of Watson A Chapman (born 1836, Essex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Hackney, London,Middlesex, 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.

Watson A Chapman and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Watson A Chapman, born in 1836 in Woodford, Essex, consisted of 10 members. Watson A was the head of the household, married to Mary Chapman, born in 1846 in Battersea, Surrey, England. They had 4 children; Thomas W (born 1879 in Homerton, Middlesex, England), Emily M (born 1870 in Homerton, Middlesex, England), Watson M (born 1874 in Homerton, Middlesex, England) and Rose L (born 1877 in Homerton, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Watson A's Father, Thomas (born 1804 in Woodford, Essex, England), Watson A's Mother, Emily (born 1806 in Canterbury, Kent, England), Watson A's Adopted Daughter, Emily (born 1852 in Hackney, Middlesex, England) and Watson A's Boarder, Phillis (born 1860 in Newbury, Berkshire, England).


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Watson A Chapman's household

Male

Watson A

Chapman

Head
Female

Mary

Chapman

Wife
Male

Thomas W

Chapman

Son
Female

Emily M

Chapman

Daughter
Female

Watson M

Chapman

Daughter
Female

Rose L

Chapman

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Chapman

Father
Female

Emily

Chapman

Mother
Female

Emily

Chapman

Adopted Daughter
Female

Phillis

Sporn

Boarder
First name(s) Watson A
Last name Chapman
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Woodford, Essex, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Watson A

Chapman

Head

Married

45

1836

Woodford, Essex, England

Mary

Chapman

Wife

Married

35

1846

Battersea, Surrey, England

Thomas W

Chapman

Son

Single

2

1879

Homerton, Middlesex, England

Emily M

Chapman

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Homerton, Middlesex, England

Watson M

Chapman

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Homerton, Middlesex, England

Rose L

Chapman

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Homerton, Middlesex, England

Thomas

Chapman

Father

Married

77

1804

Woodford, Essex, England

Emily

Chapman

Mother

Married

75

1806

Canterbury, Kent, England

Emily

Chapman

Adopted Daughter

Single

29

1852

Hackney, Middlesex, England

Phillis

Sporn

Boarder

Single

21

1860

Newbury, Berkshire, England

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