Skip to content
  • Start free trial
An original census record

Start a free trial to view

Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

Household of William Chesters (born 1848, Cheshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Congleton, Cheshire, England

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

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 Chesters and 10 other people are on this record

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

In the 1881 Census, the household of William Chesters, born in 1848 in Crewe, Cheshire, consisted of 11 members. William was the head of the household, married to Harriet Chesters, born in 1848 in Cheshire, England. They had 6 children; Herbert (born 1873 in Cheshire, England), Jessie (born 1875 in Cheshire, England), Lewis (born 1877 in Cheshire, England), John W (born 1878 in Cheshire, England), Sarah A (born 1879 in Cheshire, England) and Mary (born 1881 in Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Father In Law, John (born 1818 in Moreton, Cheshire, England), William's Visitor, Martha (born 1853 in Wheelock, Cheshire, England) and William's Servant, Amy (born 1868 in Cheshire, England).


Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

William Chesters's household

Male

William

Chesters

Head
Female

Harriet

Chesters

Wife
Male

Herbert

Chesters

Son
Female

Jessie

Chesters

Daughter
Male

Lewis

Chesters

Son
Male

John W

Chesters

Son
Female

Sarah A

Chesters

Daughter
Female

Mary

Chesters

Daughter
Male

John

Dale

Father In Law
Female

Martha

Male

Visitor
Female

Amy

Kennerley

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Chesters
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place Crewe, Cheshire, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Chesters

Head

Married

33

1848

Crewe, Cheshire, England

Harriet

Chesters

Wife

Married

33

1848

Cheshire, England

Herbert

Chesters

Son

Single

8

1873

Cheshire, England

Jessie

Chesters

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Cheshire, England

Lewis

Chesters

Son

Single

4

1877

Cheshire, England

John W

Chesters

Son

Single

3

1878

Cheshire, England

Sarah A

Chesters

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Cheshire, England

Mary

Chesters

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Cheshire, England

John

Dale

Father In Law

Widower

63

1818

Moreton, Cheshire, England

Martha

Male

Visitor

Married

28

1853

Wheelock, Cheshire, England

Amy

Kennerley

Servant

Single

13

1868

Cheshire, England

Explore Findmypast's newspaper collections

Explore the 1881 Census and millions of historical records for free with Findmypast. Find out more about the household of William Chesters in Congleton in 1881, and follow the Chesters family through time in other national records, newspapers and more.

We've found family trees for William Chesters

We’ve found William Chesters in 113 family trees. Find out more about William Chesters' household and view the Chesters family in family trees created by Findmypast members.

Not who you're looking for?

Other households on nearby pages of the 1881 Census