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Household of William Bignell (born 1844, Sussex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Westbourne, Sussex, 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.

William Bignell and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Bignell, born in 1844 in Nutbourne, Sussex, consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, married to Amelia M Bignell, born in 1845 in Chidham, Sussex, England. They had 3 children; Charles G B (born 1878 in Nutbourne, Sussex, England), Emma M (born 1879 in Nutbourne, Sussex, England) and Herbert H (born 1881 in Nutbourne, Sussex, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Visitor, Amelia Terry, born in 1867 in Chidham, Sussex, England.


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William Bignell's household

Male

William

Bignell

Head
Female

Amelia M

Bignell

Wife
Male

Charles G B

Bignell

Son
Female

Emma M

Bignell

Daughter
Male

Herbert H

Bignell

Son
Female

Amelia

Terry

Visitor
First name(s) William
Last name Bignell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Nutbourne, Sussex, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Bignell

Head

Married

37

1844

Nutbourne, Sussex, England

Amelia M

Bignell

Wife

Married

36

1845

Chidham, Sussex, England

Charles G B

Bignell

Son

Single

3

1878

Nutbourne, Sussex, England

Emma M

Bignell

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Nutbourne, Sussex, England

Herbert H

Bignell

Son

Single

0

1881

Nutbourne, Sussex, England

Amelia

Terry

Visitor

Single

14

1867

Chidham, Sussex, England

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