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Household of Joseph Challis (born 1840, Essex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Medway, 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.

Joseph Challis and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Challis, born in 1840 in Grays, Essex, consisted of 10 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Mary A Challis, born in 1841 in Sudbury, Suffolk, England. They had 8 children; Emma (born 1863 in Frindsbury, Kent, England), William (born 1865 in Frindsbury, Kent, England), Alice (born 1869 in Frindsbury, Kent, England), Ellen (born 1871 in Frindsbury, Kent, England), Elizabeth (born 1874 in Frindsbury, Kent, England), Susan (born 1876 in Rochester, Kent, England), Sidney (born 1878 in Rochester, Kent, England) and Henry (born 1881 in Rochester, Kent, England).


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Joseph Challis's household

Male

Joseph

Challis

Head
Female

Mary A

Challis

Wife
Female

Emma

Challis

Daughter
Male

William

Challis

Son
Female

Alice

Challis

Daughter
Female

Ellen

Challis

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Challis

Daughter
Female

Susan

Challis

Daughter
Male

Sidney

Challis

Son
Male

Henry

Challis

Son
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Challis
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Grays, Essex, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Challis

Head

Married

41

1840

Grays, Essex, England

Mary A

Challis

Wife

Married

40

1841

Sudbury, Suffolk, England

Emma

Challis

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Frindsbury, Kent, England

William

Challis

Son

Single

16

1865

Frindsbury, Kent, England

Alice

Challis

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Frindsbury, Kent, England

Ellen

Challis

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Frindsbury, Kent, England

Elizabeth

Challis

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Frindsbury, Kent, England

Susan

Challis

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Rochester, Kent, England

Sidney

Challis

Son

Single

3

1878

Rochester, Kent, England

Henry

Challis

Son

Single

0

1881

Rochester, Kent, England

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