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Household of John Bignell (born 1846, Gloucestershire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Gloucester, Gloucestershire, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Bignell, born in 1846 in Tetbury, Gloucestershire, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Hannah Bignell, born in 1846 in Haresfield, Gloucestershire, England. They had 4 children; Frederick Hy (born 1864 in Haresfield, Gloucestershire, England), Eliza Ann (born 1866 in Haresfield, Gloucestershire, England), Charles William (born 1868 in Haresfield, Gloucestershire, England) and Emma (born 1870 in Haresfield, Gloucestershire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Lodger, Eliza (born 1818 in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England), John's Lodger, Thomas (born 1877 in Oldbury, Staffordshire, England) and John's Lodger, Charlotte (born 1869 in Oldbury, Staffordshire, England).


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John Bignell's household

Male

John

Bignell

Head
Female

Hannah

Bignell

Wife
Male

Frederick Hy

Bignell

Son
Female

Eliza Ann

Bignell

Daughter
Male

Charles William

Bignell

Son
Female

Emma

Bignell

Daughter
Female

Eliza

Smith

Lodger
Male

Thomas

Smith

Lodger
Female

Charlotte

Farrington

Lodger
First name(s) John
Last name Bignell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Tetbury, Gloucestershire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Bignell

Head

Married

35

1846

Tetbury, Gloucestershire, England

Hannah

Bignell

Wife

Married

35

1846

Haresfield, Gloucestershire, England

Frederick Hy

Bignell

Son

Single

17

1864

Haresfield, Gloucestershire, England

Eliza Ann

Bignell

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Haresfield, Gloucestershire, England

Charles William

Bignell

Son

Single

13

1868

Haresfield, Gloucestershire, England

Emma

Bignell

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Haresfield, Gloucestershire, England

Eliza

Smith

Lodger

Widow

63

1818

Bristol, Gloucestershire, England

Thomas

Smith

Lodger

Single

4

1877

Oldbury, Staffordshire, England

Charlotte

Farrington

Lodger

Single

12

1869

Oldbury, Staffordshire, England

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