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Household of Walter James Biggs (born 1842, Essex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Brentford, Middlesex, 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 James Biggs and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Walter James Biggs, born in 1842 in Colchester, Essex, consisted of 8 members. Walter James was the head of the household, married to Ellen Biggs, born in 1836 in North Shields, Northumberland, England. They had 2 children; Margaret Ellen (born 1870 in Twickenham, Middlesex, England) and Walter James (born 1872 in Twickenham, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Walter James's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1865 in Chertsey, Surrey, England), Walter James's Lodger, Josephine (born 1845 in Kennington, Middlesex, England), Walter James's Lodger, Guy Herington (born 1876 in Chiswick, Middlesex, England) and Walter James's Boarder, Julia (born 1857 in Hammersmith, Middlesex, England).


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Walter James Biggs's household

Male

Walter James

Biggs

Head
Female

Ellen

Biggs

Wife
Female

Margaret Ellen

Biggs

Daughter
Male

Walter James

Biggs

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Agling

Servant
Female

Josephine

Mitchell

Lodger
Male

Guy Herington

Mitchell

Lodger
Female

Julia

Robinson

Boarder
First name(s) Walter James
Last name Biggs
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Colchester, Essex, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Walter James

Biggs

Head

Married

39

1842

Colchester, Essex, England

Ellen

Biggs

Wife

Married

45

1836

North Shields, Northumberland, England

Margaret Ellen

Biggs

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Twickenham, Middlesex, England

Walter James

Biggs

Son

Single

9

1872

Twickenham, Middlesex, England

Elizabeth

Agling

Servant

Single

16

1865

Chertsey, Surrey, England

Josephine

Mitchell

Lodger

Married

36

1845

Kennington, Middlesex, England

Guy Herington

Mitchell

Lodger

Married

5

1876

Chiswick, Middlesex, England

Julia

Robinson

Boarder

Married

24

1857

Hammersmith, Middlesex, England

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