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Household of Alfred Bigwell (born 1835, Kent)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Woolwich, 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.

Alfred Bigwell and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alfred Bigwell, born in 1835 in Bromley, Kent, consisted of 10 members. Alfred was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Bigwell, born in 1840 in Woolwich, Kent, England. They had 7 children; Elizabeth (born 1862 in Bexley, Kent, England), Alfred (born 1864 in Bexley, Kent, England), Joseph (born 1866 in Plumstead, Kent, England), Laura (born 1871 in Plumstead, Kent, England), Ada (born 1873 in Plumstead, Kent, England), Albert (born 1875 in Plumstead, Kent, England) and Mabel (born 1880 in Plumstead, Kent, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Alfred's Lodger, Philip Plyto, born in 1857 in Bexley, Kent, England.


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Alfred Bigwell's household

Male

Alfred

Bigwell

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Bigwell

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

Bigwell

Daughter
Male

Alfred

Bigwell

Son
Male

Joseph

Bigwell

Son
Female

Laura

Bigwell

Daughter
Female

Ada

Bigwell

Daughter
Male

Albert

Bigwell

Son
Female

Mabel

Bigwell

Daughter
Male

Philip

Plyto

Lodger
First name(s) Alfred
Last name Bigwell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place Bromley, Kent, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alfred

Bigwell

Head

Married

46

1835

Bromley, Kent, England

Elizabeth

Bigwell

Wife

Married

41

1840

Woolwich, Kent, England

Elizabeth

Bigwell

Daughter

Single

19

1862

Bexley, Kent, England

Alfred

Bigwell

Son

Single

17

1864

Bexley, Kent, England

Joseph

Bigwell

Son

Single

15

1866

Plumstead, Kent, England

Laura

Bigwell

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Plumstead, Kent, England

Ada

Bigwell

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Plumstead, Kent, England

Albert

Bigwell

Son

Single

6

1875

Plumstead, Kent, England

Mabel

Bigwell

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Plumstead, Kent, England

Philip

Plyto

Lodger

Single

24

1857

Bexley, Kent, England

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