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Household of Thomas W Chignell (born 1825, Essex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Thomas, Devon, 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 W Chignell and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas W Chignell, born in 1825 in Colchester, Essex, consisted of 7 members. Thomas W was the head of the household, married to Jane Chignell, born in 1844 in Havant, Hampshire, England. They had 4 children; Enid (born 1863 in Exeter, Devon, England), Maud (born 1865 in Exeter, Devon, England), Thomas W (born 1867 in Exeter, Devon, England) and Henry (born 1872 in Exeter, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas W's Servant, Jessie Hooper, born in 1859 in Cullompton, Devon, England.


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Thomas W Chignell's household

Male

Thomas W

Chignell

Head
Female

Jane

Chignell

Wife
Female

Enid

Chignell

Daughter
Female

Maud

Chignell

Daughter
Male

Thomas W

Chignell

Son
Male

Henry

Chignell

Son
Female

Jessie

Hooper

Servant
First name(s) Thomas W
Last name Chignell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 56
Birth year 1825
Birth place Colchester, Essex, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas W

Chignell

Head

Married

56

1825

Colchester, Essex, England

Jane

Chignell

Wife

Married

37

1844

Havant, Hampshire, England

Enid

Chignell

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Exeter, Devon, England

Maud

Chignell

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Exeter, Devon, England

Thomas W

Chignell

Son

Single

14

1867

Exeter, Devon, England

Henry

Chignell

Son

Single

9

1872

Exeter, Devon, England

Jessie

Hooper

Servant

Single

22

1859

Cullompton, Devon, England

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