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Household of John Chant (born 1846, Dorset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Amesbury, Wiltshire, 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.

John Chant and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Chant, born in 1846 in Oborne, Dorset, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Marian Chant, born in 1844 in Wincanton, Somerset, England. They had 5 children; William (born 1865 in Sherborne, Dorset, England), Maria (born 1869 in Sherborne, Dorset, England), Herbert (born 1876 in Oborne, Dorset, England), Louisa (born 1878 in Oborne, Dorset, England) and Ellen (born 1880 in Oborne, Dorset, England).


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John Chant's household

Male

John

Chant

Head
Female

Marian

Chant

Wife
Male

William

Chant

Son
Female

Maria

Chant

Daughter
Male

Herbert

Chant

Son
Female

Louisa

Chant

Daughter
Female

Ellen

Chant

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Chant
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Oborne, Dorset, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Chant

Head

Married

35

1846

Oborne, Dorset, England

Marian

Chant

Wife

Married

37

1844

Wincanton, Somerset, England

William

Chant

Son

Single

16

1865

Sherborne, Dorset, England

Maria

Chant

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Sherborne, Dorset, England

Herbert

Chant

Son

Single

5

1876

Oborne, Dorset, England

Louisa

Chant

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Oborne, Dorset, England

Ellen

Chant

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Oborne, Dorset, England

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