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Household of William Biggs (born 1856, Gloucestershire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales

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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.

William Biggs and 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Biggs, born in 1856 in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, consisted of 12 members. William was the head of the household, married to Alice Biggs, born in 1860 in Kent, England. They had 3 children; William (born 1878 in Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales), Charles (born 1879 in Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales) and Eliza (born 1879 in Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Lodger, Frank (born 1860 in Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales), William's Mother, Caroline (born 1830 in Radnorshire, Wales), William's Lodger, Charles (born 1854 in Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England), William's Lodger, Frederick (born 1858 in Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales), William's Lodger, Thomas (born 1862 in Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales), William's Lodger, James (born 1867 in Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales) and William's Lodger, Samuel (born 1869 in Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales).


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William Biggs's household

Male

William

Biggs

Head
Female

Alice

Biggs

Wife
Male

William

Biggs

Son
Male

Charles

Biggs

Son
Male

Frank

Venn

Lodger
Female

Caroline

Biggs

Mother
Male

Charles

Biggs

Lodger
Male

Frederick

Biggs

Lodger
Male

Thomas

Biggs

Lodger
Male

James

Biggs

Lodger
Male

Samuel

Biggs

Lodger
Female

Eliza

Biggs

Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name Biggs
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 25
Birth year 1856
Birth place Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Biggs

Head

Married

25

1856

Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England

Alice

Biggs

Wife

Married

21

1860

Kent, England

William

Biggs

Son

Single

3

1878

Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales

Charles

Biggs

Son

Single

2

1879

Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales

Frank

Venn

Lodger

Single

21

1860

Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales

Caroline

Biggs

Mother

Widow

51

1830

Radnorshire, Wales

Charles

Biggs

Lodger

Widower

27

1854

Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England

Frederick

Biggs

Lodger

Single

23

1858

Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales

Thomas

Biggs

Lodger

Single

19

1862

Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales

James

Biggs

Lodger

Single

14

1867

Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales

Samuel

Biggs

Lodger

Single

12

1869

Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales

Eliza

Biggs

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales

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