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Household of William Chambers (born 1849, Staffordshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Northwich, Cheshire, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Chambers, born in 1849 in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Margaret Chambers, born in 1851 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; Jennie (born 1871 in Northwich, Cheshire, England), Ada (born 1875 in Northwich, Cheshire, England), Lilly (born 1877 in Northwich, Cheshire, England) and Arthur (born 1878 in Northwich, Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Boarder, Henry Schellhaas, born in 1849 in Switzerland.


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William Chambers's household

Male

William

Chambers

Head
Female

Margaret

Chambers

Wife
Female

Jennie

Chambers

Daughter
Female

Ada

Chambers

Daughter
Female

Lilly

Chambers

Daughter
Male

Arthur

Chambers

Son
Male

Henry

Schellhaas

Boarder
First name(s) William
Last name Chambers
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 32
Birth year 1849
Birth place Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Chambers

Head

Married

32

1849

Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England

Margaret

Chambers

Wife

Married

30

1851

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Jennie

Chambers

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Northwich, Cheshire, England

Ada

Chambers

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Northwich, Cheshire, England

Lilly

Chambers

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Northwich, Cheshire, England

Arthur

Chambers

Son

Single

3

1878

Northwich, Cheshire, England

Henry

Schellhaas

Boarder

-

32

1849

Switzerland

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