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Household of William Chaplin (born 1853, Essex)

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 Chaplin and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Chaplin, born in 1853 in Colchester, Essex, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Louisa Chaplin, born in 1856 in Mile End, Middlesex, England. They had 3 children; Henry (born 1874 in Bow, Middlesex, England), William (born 1876 in Bow, Middlesex, England) and Harriet (born 1878 in Bow, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Brother, Edward (born 1856 in Colchester, Essex, England) and William's Lodger, William (born 1856 in Bishopsgate, Middlesex, England).


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William Chaplin's household

Male

William

Chaplin

Head
Female

Louisa

Chaplin

Wife
Male

Henry

Chaplin

Son
Male

William

Chaplin

Son
Female

Harriet

Chaplin

Daughter
Male

Edward

Chaplin

Brother
Male

William

Reynolds

Lodger
First name(s) William
Last name Chaplin
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 28
Birth year 1853
Birth place Colchester, Essex, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Chaplin

Head

Married

28

1853

Colchester, Essex, England

Louisa

Chaplin

Wife

Married

25

1856

Mile End, Middlesex, England

Henry

Chaplin

Son

Single

7

1874

Bow, Middlesex, England

William

Chaplin

Son

Single

5

1876

Bow, Middlesex, England

Harriet

Chaplin

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Bow, Middlesex, England

Edward

Chaplin

Brother

Single

25

1856

Colchester, Essex, England

William

Reynolds

Lodger

Single

25

1856

Bishopsgate, Middlesex, England

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