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Household of Reuben Bignell (born 1844, 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.

Reuben Bignell and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Reuben Bignell, born in 1844 in Clayton, Sussex, consisted of 7 members. Reuben was the head of the household, married to Jane Bignell, born in 1844 in Streat, Sussex, England. They had 5 children; Mary (born 1868 in Brighton, Sussex, England), Sarah (born 1870 in Keymer, Sussex, England), Emily (born 1872 in Keymer, Sussex, England), Alice (born 1875 in Brighton, Sussex, England) and Ellen (born 1879 in Brighton, Sussex, England).


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Reuben Bignell's household

Male

Reuben

Bignell

Head
Female

Jane

Bignell

Wife
Female

Mary

Bignell

Daughter
Female

Sarah

Bignell

Daughter
Female

Emily

Bignell

Daughter
Female

Alice

Bignell

Daughter
Female

Ellen

Bignell

Daughter
First name(s) Reuben
Last name Bignell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Clayton, Sussex, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Reuben

Bignell

Head

Married

37

1844

Clayton, Sussex, England

Jane

Bignell

Wife

Married

37

1844

Streat, Sussex, England

Mary

Bignell

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Brighton, Sussex, England

Sarah

Bignell

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Keymer, Sussex, England

Emily

Bignell

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Keymer, Sussex, England

Alice

Bignell

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Brighton, Sussex, England

Ellen

Bignell

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Brighton, Sussex, England

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