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Household of James Challen (born 1832, Sussex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Brighton, Sussex, 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 Challen and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Challen, born in 1832 in Arundel, Sussex, consisted of 7 members. James was the head of the household, married to Mary Challen, born in 1844 in London, Middlesex, England. They had 1 child; Frederick, born 1880 in Brighton, Sussex, England.
During the period, also present in the household were James's Mother, Mary (born 1805 in Devon, England), James's Boarder, Frank (born 1854 in Oxford, Oxfordshire, England), James's Visitor, Herbert (born 1867 in Redhill, Surrey, England) and James's Servant, Emily (born 1864 in London, Middlesex, England).


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James Challen's household

Male

James

Challen

Head
Female

Mary

Challen

Wife
Male

Frederick

Challen

Son
Female

Mary

Challen

Mother
Male

Frank

Hayward

Boarder
Male

Herbert

Weller

Visitor
Female

Emily

Vick

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Challen
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 49
Birth year 1832
Birth place Arundel, Sussex, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Challen

Head

Married

49

1832

Arundel, Sussex, England

Mary

Challen

Wife

Married

37

1844

London, Middlesex, England

Frederick

Challen

Son

Single

1

1880

Brighton, Sussex, England

Mary

Challen

Mother

Widow

76

1805

Devon, England

Frank

Hayward

Boarder

Single

27

1854

Oxford, Oxfordshire, England

Herbert

Weller

Visitor

Single

14

1867

Redhill, Surrey, England

Emily

Vick

Servant

Single

17

1864

London, Middlesex, England

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