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Household of William Chamberlain (born 1847, Bedfordshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Poplar, 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.

William Chamberlain and 12 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Chamberlain, born in 1847 in Bedford, Bedfordshire, consisted of 13 members. William was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Chamberlain, born in 1850 in Bedford, Bedfordshire, England. They had 6 children; Thomas (born 1868 in Bromley, Middlesex, England), William (born 1870 in Bedford, Bedfordshire, England), Joseph (born 1873 in Bedford, Bedfordshire, England), Henry (born 1880 in Bromley, Middlesex, England), Mary (born 1875 in Bedford, Bedfordshire, England) and Polly (born 1879 in Bromley, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Brother, George (born 1854 in Bedford, Bedfordshire, England), William's Visitor, Sam (born 1845 in Bedford, Bedfordshire, England), William's Visitor, Dinna (born 1850 in Bedford, Bedfordshire, England), William's Visitor, Charles (born 1870 in Bedford, Bedfordshire, England) and William's Visitor, Alfred (born 1874 in Bedford, Bedfordshire, England).


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William Chamberlain's household

Male

William

Chamberlain

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Chamberlain

Wife
Male

Thomas

Chamberlain

Son
Male

William

Chamberlain

Son
Male

Joseph

Chamberlain

Son
Male

Henry

Chamberlain

Son
Female

Mary

Chamberlain

Daughter
Female

Polly

Chamberlain

Daughter
Male

George

Chamberlain

Brother
Male

Sam

Bates

Visitor
Female

Dinna

Bates

Visitor
Male

Charles

Bates

Visitor
Male

Alfred

Bates

Visitor
First name(s) William
Last name Chamberlain
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Bedford, Bedfordshire, England

Household members (13 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Chamberlain

Head

Married

34

1847

Bedford, Bedfordshire, England

Elizabeth

Chamberlain

Wife

Married

31

1850

Bedford, Bedfordshire, England

Thomas

Chamberlain

Son

Single

13

1868

Bromley, Middlesex, England

William

Chamberlain

Son

Single

11

1870

Bedford, Bedfordshire, England

Joseph

Chamberlain

Son

Single

8

1873

Bedford, Bedfordshire, England

Henry

Chamberlain

Son

Single

1

1880

Bromley, Middlesex, England

Mary

Chamberlain

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Bedford, Bedfordshire, England

Polly

Chamberlain

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Bromley, Middlesex, England

George

Chamberlain

Brother

Single

27

1854

Bedford, Bedfordshire, England

Sam

Bates

Visitor

Married

36

1845

Bedford, Bedfordshire, England

Dinna

Bates

Visitor

Married

31

1850

Bedford, Bedfordshire, England

Charles

Bates

Visitor

Single

11

1870

Bedford, Bedfordshire, England

Alfred

Bates

Visitor

Single

7

1874

Bedford, Bedfordshire, England

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