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Household of William Chapman (born 1838, Suffolk)

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 Chapman and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Chapman, born in 1838 in Southwold, Suffolk, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Sarah Chapman, born in 1842 in Beccles, Suffolk, England. They had 3 children; Alice (born 1866 in Beccles, Suffolk, England), Fredrick (born 1868 in Woolwich, Kent, England) and Sarah (born 1877 in Poplar, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Lodger, John (born 1830 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), William's Lodger, William (born 1859 in Norfolk, England) and William's Lodger, E (born 1806 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England).


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William Chapman's household

Male

William

Chapman

Head
Female

Sarah

Chapman

Wife
Female

Alice

Chapman

Daughter
Male

Fredrick

Chapman

Son
Female

Sarah

Chapman

Daughter
Male

John

Bisby

Lodger
Male

William

Smith

Lodger
Female

E

Cowley

Lodger
First name(s) William
Last name Chapman
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Southwold, Suffolk, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Chapman

Head

Married

43

1838

Southwold, Suffolk, England

Sarah

Chapman

Wife

Married

39

1842

Beccles, Suffolk, England

Alice

Chapman

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Beccles, Suffolk, England

Fredrick

Chapman

Son

Single

13

1868

Woolwich, Kent, England

Sarah

Chapman

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Poplar, Middlesex, England

John

Bisby

Lodger

Single

51

1830

Manchester, Lancashire, England

William

Smith

Lodger

Married

22

1859

Norfolk, England

E

Cowley

Lodger

Widow

75

1806

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

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