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Household of John Bignell (born 1831, Northamptonshire)

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.

John Bignell and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Bignell, born in 1831 in Daventry, Northamptonshire, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Sarah Ann Bignell, born in 1848 in Coaley, Gloucestershire, England. They had 3 children; John Henry (born 1877 in Westminster, Middlesex, England), William Arthur (born 1879 in Belvedere, Kent, England) and Edward Charles (born 1880 in Belvedere, Kent, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Brother, William Ferrell, born in 1853 in Coaley, Gloucestershire, England.


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John Bignell's household

Male

John

Bignell

Head
Female

Sarah Ann

Bignell

Wife
Male

John Henry

Bignell

Son
Male

William Arthur

Bignell

Son
Male

Edward Charles

Bignell

Son
Male

William

Ferrell

Brother
First name(s) John
Last name Bignell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Daventry, Northamptonshire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Bignell

Head

Married

50

1831

Daventry, Northamptonshire, England

Sarah Ann

Bignell

Wife

Married

33

1848

Coaley, Gloucestershire, England

John Henry

Bignell

Son

Single

4

1877

Westminster, Middlesex, England

William Arthur

Bignell

Son

Single

2

1879

Belvedere, Kent, England

Edward Charles

Bignell

Son

Single

1

1880

Belvedere, Kent, England

William

Ferrell

Brother

Single

28

1853

Coaley, Gloucestershire, England

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