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Household of Reuben Bignell (born 1817, Sussex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Hailsham, 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.

Reuben Bignell and 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Reuben Bignell, born in 1817 in Hailsham, Sussex, consisted of 4 members. Reuben was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Bignell, born in 1830 in Hailsham, Sussex, England. They had 1 child; Mary, born 1861 in Hailsham, Sussex, England.
During the period, also present in the household was Reuben's Lodger, Harry Coney, born in 1814 in Hailsham, Sussex, England.


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Reuben Bignell's household

Male

Reuben

Bignell

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Bignell

Wife
Female

Mary

Bignell

Daughter
Male

Harry

Coney

Lodger
First name(s) Reuben
Last name Bignell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 64
Birth year 1817
Birth place Hailsham, Sussex, England

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Reuben

Bignell

Head

Married

64

1817

Hailsham, Sussex, England

Elizabeth

Bignell

Wife

Married

51

1830

Hailsham, Sussex, England

Mary

Bignell

Daughter

Single

20

1861

Hailsham, Sussex, England

Harry

Coney

Lodger

Widower

67

1814

Hailsham, Sussex, England

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