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Household of Thomas Shange Biggs (born 1840, Wiltshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dorchester, Dorset, 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 Shange Biggs and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Shange Biggs, born in 1840 in Devizes, Wiltshire, consisted of 7 members. Thomas Shange was the head of the household, married to Annie Biggs, born in 1852 in Poxwell, Dorset, England. They had 2 children; John Mayo (born 1879 in Dorchester, Dorset, England) and Marian Sophy (born 1880 in Dorchester, Dorset, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas Shange's Servant, Sarah (born 1860 in Corfe Castle, Dorset, England), Thomas Shange's Servant, Christina (born 1864 in Cerne Abbas, Dorset, England) and Thomas Shange's Servant, Florence (born 1868 in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England).


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Thomas Shange Biggs's household

Male

Thomas Shange

Biggs

Head
Female

Annie

Biggs

Wife
Male

John Mayo

Biggs

Son
Female

Marian Sophy

Biggs

Daughter
Female

Sarah

Samways

Servant
Female

Christina

Peach

Servant
Female

Florence

Wheeler

Servant
First name(s) Thomas Shange
Last name Biggs
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Devizes, Wiltshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas Shange

Biggs

Head

Married

41

1840

Devizes, Wiltshire, England

Annie

Biggs

Wife

Married

29

1852

Poxwell, Dorset, England

John Mayo

Biggs

Son

Single

2

1879

Dorchester, Dorset, England

Marian Sophy

Biggs

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Dorchester, Dorset, England

Sarah

Samways

Servant

Single

21

1860

Corfe Castle, Dorset, England

Christina

Peach

Servant

Single

17

1864

Cerne Abbas, Dorset, England

Florence

Wheeler

Servant

Single

13

1868

Bristol, Gloucestershire, England

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