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Household of William C Chaffe (born 1847, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Newton Abbot, Devon, 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.

William C Chaffe and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William C Chaffe, born in 1847 in Buckfastleigh, Devon, consisted of 8 members. William C was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth J Chaffe, born in 1854 in Dean Prior, Devon, England. They had 3 children; Beatrice M (born 1876 in Dean Prior, Devon, England), Alfred G (born 1878 in Dean Prior, Devon, England) and William A (born 1880 in Dawlish, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William C's Sister In Law, Susanna (born 1861 in Dean Prior, Devon, England), William C's Apprentice, William (born 1864 in Staverton, Devon, England) and William C's Lodger, Frederick (born 1851 in Buckfastleigh, Devon, England).


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William C Chaffe's household

Male

William C

Chaffe

Head
Female

Elizabeth J

Chaffe

Wife
Female

Beatrice M

Chaffe

Daughter
Male

Alfred G

Chaffe

Son
Male

William A

Chaffe

Son
Female

Susanna

Boyer

Sister In Law
Male

William

Gardener

Apprentice
Male

Frederick

Hoare

Lodger
First name(s) William C
Last name Chaffe
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Buckfastleigh, Devon, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William C

Chaffe

Head

Married

34

1847

Buckfastleigh, Devon, England

Elizabeth J

Chaffe

Wife

Married

27

1854

Dean Prior, Devon, England

Beatrice M

Chaffe

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Dean Prior, Devon, England

Alfred G

Chaffe

Son

Single

3

1878

Dean Prior, Devon, England

William A

Chaffe

Son

Single

1

1880

Dawlish, Devon, England

Susanna

Boyer

Sister In Law

Single

20

1861

Dean Prior, Devon, England

William

Gardener

Apprentice

Single

17

1864

Staverton, Devon, England

Frederick

Hoare

Lodger

Married

30

1851

Buckfastleigh, Devon, England

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