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Household of William Bignell (born 1837, Gloucestershire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Thornbury, Gloucestershire, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Bignell, born in 1837 in Shipton, Gloucestershire, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Eliza Bignell, born in 1840 in Wiltshire, England. They had 5 children; Mary (born 1867 in Stoke Gifford, Gloucestershire, England), Thomas J (born 1870 in Stoke Gifford, Gloucestershire, England), John E (born 1872 in Stoke Gifford, Gloucestershire, England), Emily (born 1873 in Berkeley, Gloucestershire, England) and Clara (born 1878 in Berkeley, Gloucestershire, England).


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William Bignell's household

Male

William

Bignell

Head
Female

Eliza

Bignell

Wife
Female

Mary

Bignell

Daughter
Male

Thomas J

Bignell

Son
Male

John E

Bignell

Son
Female

Emily

Bignell

Daughter
Female

Clara

Bignell

Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name Bignell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Shipton, Gloucestershire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Bignell

Head

Married

44

1837

Shipton, Gloucestershire, England

Eliza

Bignell

Wife

Married

41

1840

Wiltshire, England

Mary

Bignell

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Stoke Gifford, Gloucestershire, England

Thomas J

Bignell

Son

Single

11

1870

Stoke Gifford, Gloucestershire, England

John E

Bignell

Son

Single

9

1872

Stoke Gifford, Gloucestershire, England

Emily

Bignell

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Berkeley, Gloucestershire, England

Clara

Bignell

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Berkeley, Gloucestershire, England

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