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Household of James Challis (born 1833, Essex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dartford, 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 Challis and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Challis, born in 1833 in Faulkbourne, Essex, consisted of 9 members. James was the head of the household, married to Mary A Challis, born in 1833 in Scaling, Essex, England. They had 3 children; Emma (born 1859 in Billericay, Essex, England), Henry C (born 1865 in Wilmington, Kent, England) and Alfred (born 1866 in Wilmington, Kent, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Servant, Ruth (born 1862 in Monmouth, Monmouthshire, Wales), James's Servant, Charles (born 1860 in Onehouse, Suffolk, England), James's Boarder, William (born 1826 in Dartford, Kent, England) and James's Boarder, Thomas (born 1833 in Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England).


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James Challis's household

Male

James

Challis

Head
Female

Mary A

Challis

Wife
Female

Emma

Challis

Daughter
Male

Henry C

Challis

Son
Male

Alfred

Challis

Son
Female

Ruth

Price

Servant
Male

Charles

Barley

Servant
Male

William

Beadle

Boarder
Male

Thomas

Carey

Boarder
First name(s) James
Last name Challis
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Faulkbourne, Essex, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Challis

Head

Married

48

1833

Faulkbourne, Essex, England

Mary A

Challis

Wife

Married

48

1833

Scaling, Essex, England

Emma

Challis

Daughter

Single

22

1859

Billericay, Essex, England

Henry C

Challis

Son

Single

16

1865

Wilmington, Kent, England

Alfred

Challis

Son

Single

15

1866

Wilmington, Kent, England

Ruth

Price

Servant

Single

19

1862

Monmouth, Monmouthshire, Wales

Charles

Barley

Servant

Married

21

1860

Onehouse, Suffolk, England

William

Beadle

Boarder

Widower

55

1826

Dartford, Kent, England

Thomas

Carey

Boarder

Single

48

1833

Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England

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