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Household of Joseph Bignell (born 1837, 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.
Joseph Bignell and 5 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Bignell, born in 1837 in Brighton, Sussex, consisted of 6 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Maria Bignell, born in 1837 in Cowley, Oxfordshire, England. They had 3 children; Minnie (born 1873 in Brighton, Sussex, England), Gertrude (born 1875 in Brighton, Sussex, England) and Samuel (born 1878 in Brighton, Sussex, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Joseph's Lodger, Thomas Ferrin, born in 1856 in Arundel, Sussex, England.
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Joseph Bignell's household
Joseph
Bignell
Head
Maria
Bignell
Wife
Minnie
Bignell
Daughter
Gertrude
Bignell
Daughter
Samuel
Bignell
Son
Thomas
Ferrin
Lodger
| First name(s) | Joseph |
| Last name | Bignell |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 44 |
| Birth year | 1837 |
| Birth place | Brighton, Sussex, England |
Household members (6 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Joseph | Bignell | Head | Married | 44 | 1837 | Brighton, Sussex, England | |
Maria | Bignell | Wife | Married | 44 | 1837 | Cowley, Oxfordshire, England | |
Minnie | Bignell | Daughter | Single | 8 | 1873 | Brighton, Sussex, England | |
Gertrude | Bignell | Daughter | Single | 6 | 1875 | Brighton, Sussex, England | |
Samuel | Bignell | Son | Single | 3 | 1878 | Brighton, Sussex, England | |
Thomas | Ferrin | Lodger | Single | 25 | 1856 | Arundel, Sussex, England |
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