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Household of Ambrose Challis (born 1825, Essex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Saffron Walden, Essex, 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.

Ambrose Challis and 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Ambrose Challis, born in 1825 in Littlebury, Essex, consisted of 4 members. Ambrose was the head of the household, married to Mary Challis, born in 1827 in Sawston, Cambridgeshire, England. They had 2 children; Harry (born 1853 in Elmdon, Essex, England) and George (born 1860 in Elmdon, Essex, England).


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Ambrose Challis's household

Male

Ambrose

Challis

Head
Female

Mary

Challis

Wife
Male

Harry

Challis

Son
Male

George

Challis

Son
First name(s) Ambrose
Last name Challis
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 56
Birth year 1825
Birth place Littlebury, Essex, England

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Ambrose

Challis

Head

Married

56

1825

Littlebury, Essex, England

Mary

Challis

Wife

Married

54

1827

Sawston, Cambridgeshire, England

Harry

Challis

Son

Single

28

1853

Elmdon, Essex, England

George

Challis

Son

Single

21

1860

Elmdon, Essex, England

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