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Household of Walter Challen (born 1854, Surrey)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Olave Southwark, London,Surrey, 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.

Walter Challen and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Walter Challen, born in 1854 in Lambeth, Surrey, consisted of 5 members. Walter was the head of the household, married to Emily E Challen, born in 1854 in Hammersmith, Middlesex, England. They had 2 children; Emily (born 1876 in Bermondsey, Surrey, England) and John W (born 1878 in Bermondsey, Surrey, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Walter's Sister In Law, Ruth Fox, born in 1862 in Lambeth, Surrey, England.


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Walter Challen's household

Male

Walter

Challen

Head
Female

Emily E

Challen

Wife
Female

Emily

Challen

Daughter
Male

John W

Challen

Son
Female

Ruth

Fox

Sister In Law
First name(s) Walter
Last name Challen
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 27
Birth year 1854
Birth place Lambeth, Surrey, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Walter

Challen

Head

Married

27

1854

Lambeth, Surrey, England

Emily E

Challen

Wife

Married

27

1854

Hammersmith, Middlesex, England

Emily

Challen

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Bermondsey, Surrey, England

John W

Challen

Son

Single

3

1878

Bermondsey, Surrey, England

Ruth

Fox

Sister In Law

Single

19

1862

Lambeth, Surrey, England

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