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Household of Edward Challis (born 1841, Berkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Elham, 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.

Edward Challis and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Edward Challis, born in 1841 in Hungerford, Berkshire, consisted of 8 members. Edward was the head of the household, married to Eliza Challis, born in 1838 in Folkestone, Kent, England. They had 6 children; Mary A (born 1860 in Folkestone, Kent, England), John Banks (born 1863 in Folkestone, Kent, England), William W (born 1866 in Folkestone, Kent, England), Eliza S (born 1869 in Folkestone, Kent, England), Robert Court (born 1872 in Folkestone, Kent, England) and Rhoda (born 1880 in Folkestone, Kent, England).


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Edward Challis's household

Male

Edward

Challis

Head
Female

Eliza

Challis

Wife
Female

Mary A

Pegden

Daughter
Male

John Banks

Pegden

Son
Male

William W

Pegden

Son
Female

Eliza S

Pegden

Daughter
Male

Robert Court

Pegden

Son
Female

Rhoda

Challis

Daughter
First name(s) Edward
Last name Challis
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Hungerford, Berkshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Edward

Challis

Head

Married

40

1841

Hungerford, Berkshire, England

Eliza

Challis

Wife

Married

43

1838

Folkestone, Kent, England

Mary A

Pegden

Daughter

Single

21

1860

Folkestone, Kent, England

John Banks

Pegden

Son

Single

18

1863

Folkestone, Kent, England

William W

Pegden

Son

Single

15

1866

Folkestone, Kent, England

Eliza S

Pegden

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Folkestone, Kent, England

Robert Court

Pegden

Son

Single

9

1872

Folkestone, Kent, England

Rhoda

Challis

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Folkestone, Kent, England

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