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Household of Archibald Bignell (born 1854, Surrey)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West Ham, London,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.

Archibald Bignell and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Archibald Bignell, born in 1854 in Croydon, Surrey, consisted of 6 members. Archibald was the head of the household, married to Eleanor Bignell, born in 1857 in Hailsham, Sussex, England. They had 3 children; Archibald A (born 1877 in West Ham, Essex, England), Earnest G (born 1878 in West Ham, Essex, England) and Walter H (born 1880 in West Ham, Essex, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Archibald's Brother, Arthur Bignell, born in 1863 in Croydon, Surrey, England.


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Archibald Bignell's household

Male

Archibald

Bignell

Head
Female

Eleanor

Bignell

Wife
Male

Archibald A

Bignell

Son
Male

Earnest G

Bignell

Son
Male

Walter H

Bignell

Son
Male

Arthur

Bignell

Brother
First name(s) Archibald
Last name Bignell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 27
Birth year 1854
Birth place Croydon, Surrey, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Archibald

Bignell

Head

Married

27

1854

Croydon, Surrey, England

Eleanor

Bignell

Wife

Married

24

1857

Hailsham, Sussex, England

Archibald A

Bignell

Son

Single

4

1877

West Ham, Essex, England

Earnest G

Bignell

Son

Single

3

1878

West Ham, Essex, England

Walter H

Bignell

Son

Single

1

1880

West Ham, Essex, England

Arthur

Bignell

Brother

Single

18

1863

Croydon, Surrey, England

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