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Household of Thomas E Hignell (born 1836, Gloucestershire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Thornbury, Gloucestershire, 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.

Thomas E Hignell and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas E Hignell, born in 1836 in Thornbury, Gloucestershire, consisted of 10 members. Thomas E was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Hignell, born in 1845 in Warmley, Gloucestershire, England. They had 5 children; Stephen W (born 1867 in Thornbury, Gloucestershire, England), Elizabeth M (born 1871 in Thornbury, Gloucestershire, England), Robert S (born 1874 in Thornbury, Gloucestershire, England), Thomas J (born 1876 in Thornbury, Gloucestershire, England) and Harold (born 1879 in Thornbury, Gloucestershire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas E's Servant, Hannah (born 1853 in Monmouth, Monmouthshire, Wales), Thomas E's Visitor, Caroline (born 1810 in Westerleigh, Gloucestershire, England) and Thomas E's Servant, Thomas (born 1866 in Berkeley, Gloucestershire, England).


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Thomas E Hignell's household

Male

Thomas E

Hignell

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Hignell

Wife
Male

Stephen W

Hignell

Son
Female

Elizabeth M

Hignell

Daughter
Male

Robert S

Hignell

Son
Male

Thomas J

Hignell

Son
Male

Harold

Hignell

Son
Female

Hannah

Bladon

Servant
Female

Caroline

Dowding

Visitor
Male

Thomas

Neale

Servant
First name(s) Thomas E
Last name Hignell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Thornbury, Gloucestershire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas E

Hignell

Head

Married

45

1836

Thornbury, Gloucestershire, England

Elizabeth

Hignell

Wife

Married

36

1845

Warmley, Gloucestershire, England

Stephen W

Hignell

Son

Single

14

1867

Thornbury, Gloucestershire, England

Elizabeth M

Hignell

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Thornbury, Gloucestershire, England

Robert S

Hignell

Son

Single

7

1874

Thornbury, Gloucestershire, England

Thomas J

Hignell

Son

Single

5

1876

Thornbury, Gloucestershire, England

Harold

Hignell

Son

Single

2

1879

Thornbury, Gloucestershire, England

Hannah

Bladon

Servant

Single

28

1853

Monmouth, Monmouthshire, Wales

Caroline

Dowding

Visitor

Widow

71

1810

Westerleigh, Gloucestershire, England

Thomas

Neale

Servant

Single

15

1866

Berkeley, Gloucestershire, England

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