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Household of Henry Biggs (born 1842, Wiltshire)

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.

Henry Biggs and 13 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Henry Biggs, born in 1842 in Swindon, Wiltshire, consisted of 14 members. Henry was the head of the household, married to Dorothy Biggs, born in 1841 in Ipswich, Suffolk, England. They had 8 children; Dorothy (born 1866 in Guernsey, Channel Islands), Minnie P (born 1868 in Guernsey, Channel Islands), Rhoda M (born 1869 in Guernsey, Channel Islands), Harry F (born 1871 in Guernsey, Channel Islands), Lewis (born 1872 in Guernsey, Channel Islands), Douglas (born 1874 in Guernsey, Channel Islands), Malcolm (born 1876 in Guernsey, Channel Islands) and Owen P (born 1878 in Swindon, Wiltshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Henry's Sister, Mary Anne (born 1850 in Marlborough, Wiltshire, England), Henry's Visitor, Auguste (born 1835 in Germany), Henry's Visitor, Charles (born 1865 in France) and Henry's Servant, Alice (born 1868 in Woolwich, Kent, England).


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Henry Biggs's household

Male

Henry

Biggs

Head
Female

Dorothy

Biggs

Wife
Female

Dorothy

Biggs

Daughter
Female

Minnie P

Biggs

Daughter
Female

Rhoda M

Biggs

Daughter
Male

Harry F

Biggs

Son
Male

Lewis

Biggs

Son
Male

Douglas

Biggs

Son
Male

Malcolm

Biggs

Son
Male

Owen P

Biggs

Son
Female

Mary Anne

Biggs

Sister
Female

Auguste

Leflarne

Visitor
Male

Charles

Leflarne

Visitor
Female

Alice

Ritchless

Servant
First name(s) Henry
Last name Biggs
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Swindon, Wiltshire, England

Household members (14 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Henry

Biggs

Head

Married

39

1842

Swindon, Wiltshire, England

Dorothy

Biggs

Wife

Married

40

1841

Ipswich, Suffolk, England

Dorothy

Biggs

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Guernsey, Channel Islands

Minnie P

Biggs

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Guernsey, Channel Islands

Rhoda M

Biggs

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Guernsey, Channel Islands

Harry F

Biggs

Son

Single

10

1871

Guernsey, Channel Islands

Lewis

Biggs

Son

Single

9

1872

Guernsey, Channel Islands

Douglas

Biggs

Son

Single

7

1874

Guernsey, Channel Islands

Malcolm

Biggs

Son

Single

5

1876

Guernsey, Channel Islands

Owen P

Biggs

Son

Single

3

1878

Swindon, Wiltshire, England

Mary Anne

Biggs

Sister

Single

31

1850

Marlborough, Wiltshire, England

Auguste

Leflarne

Visitor

Widow

46

1835

Germany

Charles

Leflarne

Visitor

Single

16

1865

France

Alice

Ritchless

Servant

Single

13

1868

Woolwich, Kent, England

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