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Household of William Chester (born 1816, Middlesex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bethnal Green, 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 Chester and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Chester, born in 1816 in Bethnal Green, Middlesex, consisted of 10 members. William was the head of the household, widower. He had 7 children; Hannah (born 1861 in Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England), Harriet (born 1863 in Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England), George (born 1867 in Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England), Emma (born 1870 in Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England), Arthur (born 1873 in Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England), Francis (born 1876 in Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England) and Louisa (born 1879 in Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Lodger Head, George Payton, born in 1834 in Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England.


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William Chester's household

Male

William

Chester

Head
Male

George

Payton

Lodger Head
Female

Hannah

Payton

Wife
Female

Hannah

Payton

Daughter
Female

Harriet

Payton

Daughter
Male

George

Payton

Son
Female

Emma

Payton

Daughter
Male

Arthur

Payton

Son
Female

Francis

Payton

Daughter
Female

Louisa

Payton

Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name Chester
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 65
Birth year 1816
Birth place Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Chester

Head

Widower

65

1816

Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England

George

Payton

Lodger Head

Married

47

1834

Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England

Hannah

Payton

Wife

Married

43

1838

Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England

Hannah

Payton

Daughter

Single

20

1861

Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England

Harriet

Payton

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England

George

Payton

Son

Single

14

1867

Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England

Emma

Payton

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England

Arthur

Payton

Son

Single

8

1873

Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England

Francis

Payton

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England

Louisa

Payton

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England

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