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Household of James Bigg (born 1847, Kent)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Medway, 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.

James Bigg and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Bigg, born in 1847 in Chatham, Kent, consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Julia Bigg, born in 1849 in Ireland. They had 4 children; Mary (born 1873 in Chatham, Kent, England), Amos (born 1876 in Chatham, Kent, England), Martha (born 1878 in Chatham, Kent, England) and Julia (born 1879 in Chatham, Kent, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Lodger, Alice (born 1856 in Worthing, Sussex, England) and James's Lodger, Elizabeth (born 1853 in Chatham, Kent, England).


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James Bigg's household

Male

James

Bigg

Head
Female

Julia

Bigg

Wife
Female

Mary

Bigg

Daughter
Male

Amos

Bigg

Son
Female

Martha

Bigg

Daughter
Female

Julia

Bigg

Daughter
Female

Alice

Maybee

Lodger
Female

Elizabeth

Mayer

Lodger
First name(s) James
Last name Bigg
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Chatham, Kent, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Bigg

Head

Married

34

1847

Chatham, Kent, England

Julia

Bigg

Wife

Married

32

1849

Ireland

Mary

Bigg

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Chatham, Kent, England

Amos

Bigg

Son

Single

5

1876

Chatham, Kent, England

Martha

Bigg

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Chatham, Kent, England

Julia

Bigg

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Chatham, Kent, England

Alice

Maybee

Lodger

Married

25

1856

Worthing, Sussex, England

Elizabeth

Mayer

Lodger

Single

28

1853

Chatham, Kent, England

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