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Household of William Chaffe (born 1854, 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 Chaffe and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Chaffe, born in 1854 in Buckfastleigh, Devon, consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, married to Fanny Chaffe, born in 1849 in Chudleigh, Devon, England. They had 3 children; Henry (born 1874 in Newton Abbot, Devon, England), Samuel (born 1877 in Kingsteignton, Devon, England) and Albert (born 1880 in Kingsteignton, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Lodger, George Dodd, born in 1856 in Bovey Tracey, Devon, England.


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William Chaffe's household

Male

William

Chaffe

Head
Female

Fanny

Chaffe

Wife
Male

Henry

Chaffe

Son
Male

Samuel

Chaffe

Son
Male

Albert

Chaffe

Son
Male

George

Dodd

Lodger
First name(s) William
Last name Chaffe
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 27
Birth year 1854
Birth place Buckfastleigh, Devon, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Chaffe

Head

Married

27

1854

Buckfastleigh, Devon, England

Fanny

Chaffe

Wife

Married

32

1849

Chudleigh, Devon, England

Henry

Chaffe

Son

Single

7

1874

Newton Abbot, Devon, England

Samuel

Chaffe

Son

Single

4

1877

Kingsteignton, Devon, England

Albert

Chaffe

Son

Single

1

1880

Kingsteignton, Devon, England

George

Dodd

Lodger

Single

25

1856

Bovey Tracey, Devon, England

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