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Household of William Chessman (born 1838, Lincolnshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Thorne, Lincolnshire, 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 Chessman and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Chessman, born in 1838 in Epworth, Lincolnshire, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Hannah Chessman, born in 1836 in Crowle, Lincolnshire, England. They had 3 children; Martha (born 1868 in Belton, Lincolnshire, England), William (born 1870 in Belton, Lincolnshire, England) and James (born 1871 in Belton, Lincolnshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Boarder, Johnson R (born 1861 in Haxey, Lincolnshire, England), William's Boarder, Gervase Wm (born 1864 in Belton, Lincolnshire, England), William's Boarder, George (born 1866 in Butterwick, Lincolnshire, England) and William's Boarder, James (born 1855 in Roscommon, Ireland).


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William Chessman's household

Male

William

Chessman

Head
Female

Hannah

Chessman

Wife
Female

Martha

Chessman

Daughter
Male

William

Chessman

Son
Male

James

Chessman

Son
Male

Johnson R

Bean

Boarder
Male

Gervase Wm

Maw

Boarder
Male

George

Clark

Boarder
Male

James

Hurley

Boarder
First name(s) William
Last name Chessman
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Epworth, Lincolnshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Chessman

Head

Married

43

1838

Epworth, Lincolnshire, England

Hannah

Chessman

Wife

Married

45

1836

Crowle, Lincolnshire, England

Martha

Chessman

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Belton, Lincolnshire, England

William

Chessman

Son

Single

11

1870

Belton, Lincolnshire, England

James

Chessman

Son

Single

10

1871

Belton, Lincolnshire, England

Johnson R

Bean

Boarder

Single

20

1861

Haxey, Lincolnshire, England

Gervase Wm

Maw

Boarder

Single

17

1864

Belton, Lincolnshire, England

George

Clark

Boarder

Single

15

1866

Butterwick, Lincolnshire, England

James

Hurley

Boarder

Single

26

1855

Roscommon, Ireland

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