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Household of Joshua W Challis (born 1839, Surrey)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Greenwich, London,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.

Joshua W Challis and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joshua W Challis, born in 1839 in Bermondsey, Surrey, consisted of 9 members. Joshua W was the head of the household, married to Gertrude A Challis, born in 1848 in Holland (Netherlands). They had 5 children; Gertrude J (born 1874 in Greenwich, Kent, England), Agatha L (born 1875 in Greenwich, Kent, England), Ormond E (born 1877 in Greenwich, Kent, England), Constance C (born 1879 in Greenwich, Kent, England) and Alice J (born 1881 in Deptford, Kent, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Joshua W's Sister In Law, Agatha H (born 1859 in Rotherhithe, Surrey, England) and Joshua W's Servant, Elizabeth W (born 1863 in Datchworth, Kent, England).


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Joshua W Challis's household

Male

Joshua W

Challis

Head
Female

Gertrude A

Challis

Wife
Female

Gertrude J

Challis

Daughter
Female

Agatha L

Challis

Daughter
Male

Ormond E

Challis

Son
Female

Constance C

Challis

Daughter
Female

Alice J

Challis

Daughter
Female

Agatha H

Smith

Sister In Law
Female

Elizabeth W

Disburg

Servant
First name(s) Joshua W
Last name Challis
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Bermondsey, Surrey, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joshua W

Challis

Head

Married

42

1839

Bermondsey, Surrey, England

Gertrude A

Challis

Wife

Married

33

1848

Holland (Netherlands)

Gertrude J

Challis

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Greenwich, Kent, England

Agatha L

Challis

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Greenwich, Kent, England

Ormond E

Challis

Son

Single

4

1877

Greenwich, Kent, England

Constance C

Challis

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Greenwich, Kent, England

Alice J

Challis

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Deptford, Kent, England

Agatha H

Smith

Sister In Law

Single

22

1859

Rotherhithe, Surrey, England

Elizabeth W

Disburg

Servant

Single

18

1863

Datchworth, Kent, England

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