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Household of William Chaffer (born 1828)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Leeds, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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 Chaffer and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Chaffer, born in 1828 in Leeds, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Allinson Chaffer, born in 1837 in -. They had 5 children; William (born 1862 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England), Squire (born 1865 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England), Harry (born 1873 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England), Albert (born 1875 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England) and Rose (born 1876 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Step Son, Fredrick (born 1859 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England) and William's Visitor, Betsy (born 1811 in Yorkshire, England).


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William Chaffer's household

Male

William

Chaffer

Head
Female

Allinson

Chaffer

Wife
Male

Fredrick

Keighley

Step Son
Male

William

Chaffer

Son
Male

Squire

Chaffer

Son
Male

Harry

Chaffer

Son
Male

Albert

Chaffer

Son
Female

Rose

Chaffer

Daughter
Female

Betsy

Rowland

Visitor
First name(s) William
Last name Chaffer
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 53
Birth year 1828
Birth place Leeds, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Chaffer

Head

Married

53

1828

Leeds, England

Allinson

Chaffer

Wife

Married

44

1837

-

Fredrick

Keighley

Step Son

Single

22

1859

Bradford, Yorkshire, England

William

Chaffer

Son

Single

19

1862

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Squire

Chaffer

Son

Single

16

1865

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Harry

Chaffer

Son

Single

8

1873

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Albert

Chaffer

Son

Single

6

1875

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Rose

Chaffer

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Betsy

Rowland

Visitor

Widow

70

1811

Yorkshire, England

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