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Household of William Bignell (born 1829, Hertfordshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Barnet, Hertfordshire, 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 1829 in Hertford, Hertfordshire, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Sarah Bignell, born in 1840 in Hertford, Hertfordshire, England. They had 6 children; Emily (born 1865 in Hertford, Hertfordshire, England), Margaret (born 1871 in Hertford, Hertfordshire, England), William (born 1873 in Hertford, Hertfordshire, England), Frederick (born 1875 in Hertford, Hertfordshire, England), Edmund (born 1876 in Hertford, Hertfordshire, England) and Ernest (born 1881 in Hertford, Hertfordshire, England).


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William Bignell's household

Male

William

Bignell

Head
Female

Sarah

Bignell

Wife
Female

Emily

Bignell

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Bignell

Daughter
Male

William

Bignell

Son
Male

Frederick

Bignell

Son
Male

Edmund

Bignell

Son
Male

Ernest

Bignell

Son
First name(s) William
Last name Bignell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 52
Birth year 1829
Birth place Hertford, Hertfordshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Bignell

Head

Married

52

1829

Hertford, Hertfordshire, England

Sarah

Bignell

Wife

Married

41

1840

Hertford, Hertfordshire, England

Emily

Bignell

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Hertford, Hertfordshire, England

Margaret

Bignell

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Hertford, Hertfordshire, England

William

Bignell

Son

Single

8

1873

Hertford, Hertfordshire, England

Frederick

Bignell

Son

Single

6

1875

Hertford, Hertfordshire, England

Edmund

Bignell

Son

Single

5

1876

Hertford, Hertfordshire, England

Ernest

Bignell

Son

Single

0

1881

Hertford, Hertfordshire, England

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