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Household of William Chambers (born 1840, Surrey)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West Ham, London,Essex, 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 Chambers and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Chambers, born in 1840 in Lambeth, Surrey, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Chambers, born in 1848 in Brentwood, Essex, England. They had 2 children; Fred (born 1877 in Middlesex, England) and Horace (born 1878 in Holloway, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's -, Edith (born 1879 in Lambeth, Surrey, England), William's Brother, Henry (born 1843 in -), William's Step Mother, Ellen (born 1831 in Croydon, Surrey, England), William's Lodger, Lewis (born 1850 in Mortlake, Surrey, England) and William's Lodger, Fanny (born 1851 in Ilford, Essex, England).


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William Chambers's household

Male

William

Chambers

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Chambers

Wife
Male

Fred

Chambers

Son
Female

Horace

Chambers

Daughter
Female

Edith

Chambers

-
Male

Henry

Chambers

Brother
Female

Ellen

Chambers

Step Mother
Male

Lewis

Gratton

Lodger
Female

Fanny

Gratton

Lodger
First name(s) William
Last name Chambers
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Lambeth, Surrey, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Chambers

Head

Married

41

1840

Lambeth, Surrey, England

Elizabeth

Chambers

Wife

Married

33

1848

Brentwood, Essex, England

Fred

Chambers

Son

Single

4

1877

Middlesex, England

Horace

Chambers

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Holloway, Middlesex, England

Edith

Chambers

-

Single

2

1879

Lambeth, Surrey, England

Henry

Chambers

Brother

Single

38

1843

-

Ellen

Chambers

Step Mother

Widow

50

1831

Croydon, Surrey, England

Lewis

Gratton

Lodger

Married

31

1850

Mortlake, Surrey, England

Fanny

Gratton

Lodger

Married

30

1851

Ilford, Essex, England

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