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Household of William Chorley (born 1831, Cumberland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sunderland, Durham, 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 Chorley and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Chorley, born in 1831 in Gosforth, Cumberland, consisted of 11 members. William was the head of the household, married to Eleanor Chorley, born in 1838 in Sunderland, Durham, England. They had 8 children; William (born 1865 in Sunderland, Durham, England), John (born 1867 in Sunderland, Durham, England), Dorothy J (born 1870 in Sunderland, Durham, England), Joseph (born 1871 in Sunderland, Durham, England), Elizabeth (born 1873 in Sunderland, Durham, England), Jonathan (born 1875 in Sunderland, Durham, England), George D (born 1879 in Sunderland, Durham, England) and Frances C (born 1881 in Sunderland, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Nephew, John T Pegman, born in 1860 in Sunderland, Durham, England.


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William Chorley's household

Male

William

Chorley

Head
Female

Eleanor

Chorley

Wife
Male

William

Chorley

Son
Male

John

Chorley

Son
Female

Dorothy J

Chorley

Daughter
Male

Joseph

Chorley

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Chorley

Daughter
Male

Jonathan

Chorley

Son
Male

George D

Chorley

Son
Female

Frances C

Chorley

Daughter
Male

John T

Pegman

Nephew
First name(s) William
Last name Chorley
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Gosforth, Cumberland, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Chorley

Head

Married

50

1831

Gosforth, Cumberland, England

Eleanor

Chorley

Wife

Married

43

1838

Sunderland, Durham, England

William

Chorley

Son

Single

16

1865

Sunderland, Durham, England

John

Chorley

Son

Single

14

1867

Sunderland, Durham, England

Dorothy J

Chorley

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Sunderland, Durham, England

Joseph

Chorley

Son

Single

10

1871

Sunderland, Durham, England

Elizabeth

Chorley

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Sunderland, Durham, England

Jonathan

Chorley

Son

Single

6

1875

Sunderland, Durham, England

George D

Chorley

Son

Single

2

1879

Sunderland, Durham, England

Frances C

Chorley

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Sunderland, Durham, England

John T

Pegman

Nephew

Single

21

1860

Sunderland, Durham, England

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