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Household of Alexander Challis (born 1834, Kent)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Greenwich, London,Kent, 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.

Alexander Challis and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Challis, born in 1834 in Deptford, Kent, consisted of 8 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Eliza Challis, born in 1841 in Deptford, Kent, England. They had 6 children; Ruth (born 1861 in Deptford, Kent, England), Florence (born 1868 in Deptford, Kent, England), Jessie (born 1873 in Deptford, Kent, England), Arthur (born 1870 in Deptford, Kent, England), Annie (born 1875 in Deptford, Kent, England) and Bertie (born 1877 in Deptford, Kent, England).


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Alexander Challis's household

Male

Alexander

Challis

Head
Female

Eliza

Challis

Wife
Female

Ruth

Challis

Daughter
Female

Florence

Challis

Daughter
Female

Jessie

Challis

Daughter
Male

Arthur

Challis

Son
Female

Annie

Challis

Daughter
Male

Bertie

Challis

Son
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Challis
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Deptford, Kent, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Challis

Head

Married

47

1834

Deptford, Kent, England

Eliza

Challis

Wife

Married

40

1841

Deptford, Kent, England

Ruth

Challis

Daughter

Single

20

1861

Deptford, Kent, England

Florence

Challis

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Deptford, Kent, England

Jessie

Challis

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Deptford, Kent, England

Arthur

Challis

Son

Single

11

1870

Deptford, Kent, England

Annie

Challis

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Deptford, Kent, England

Bertie

Challis

Son

Single

4

1877

Deptford, Kent, England

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