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Household of William Bignell (born 1837, Hampshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Portsea Island, Hampshire, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Bignell, born in 1837 in Portsmouth, Hampshire, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary Jane Bignell, born in 1837 in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England. They had 6 children; William (born 1865 in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England), George (born 1867 in Ireland), John (born 1870 in Ireland), Mary Jane (born 1874 in Ireland), Fanny (born 1874 in Ireland) and James (born 1877 in Ireland).


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William Bignell's household

Male

William

Bignell

Head
Female

Mary Jane

Bignell

Wife
Male

William

Bignell

Son
Male

George

Bignell

Son
Male

John

Bignell

Son
Female

Mary Jane

Bignell

Daughter
Female

Fanny

Bignell

Daughter
Male

James

Bignell

Son
First name(s) William
Last name Bignell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Portsmouth, Hampshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Bignell

Head

Married

44

1837

Portsmouth, Hampshire, England

Mary Jane

Bignell

Wife

Married

44

1837

Portsmouth, Hampshire, England

William

Bignell

Son

Single

16

1865

Portsmouth, Hampshire, England

George

Bignell

Son

Single

14

1867

Ireland

John

Bignell

Son

Single

11

1870

Ireland

Mary Jane

Bignell

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Ireland

Fanny

Bignell

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Ireland

James

Bignell

Son

Single

4

1877

Ireland

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