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Household of William Bignell (born 1840, Gloucestershire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Tetbury, 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 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Bignell, born in 1840 in Shipton Moyne, Gloucestershire, consisted of 10 members. William was the head of the household, married to Harriett Bignell, born in 1842 in Brokenborough, Wiltshire, England. They had 5 children; Maria (born 1863 in Brokenborough, Wiltshire, England), George (born 1871 in Brokenborough, Wiltshire, England), Joseph (born 1874 in Brokenborough, Wiltshire, England), Annie (born 1876 in Tetbury, Gloucestershire, England) and Thomas (born 1878 in Tetbury, Gloucestershire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Father-In-Law, John (born 1799 in Foxley, Wiltshire, England), William's Niece, Maria (born 1881 in Hankerton, Wiltshire, England) and William's Great Niece, Annie (born 1881 in Tetbury, Gloucestershire, England).


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William Bignell's household

Male

William

Bignell

Head
Female

Harriett

Bignell

Wife
Female

Maria

Bignell

Daughter
Male

George

Bignell

Son
Male

Joseph

Bignell

Son
Female

Annie

Bignell

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Bignell

Son
Male

John

Nippress

Father-In-Law
Female

Maria

Bishop

Niece
Female

Annie

Bishop

Great Niece
First name(s) William
Last name Bignell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Shipton Moyne, Gloucestershire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Bignell

Head

Married

41

1840

Shipton Moyne, Gloucestershire, England

Harriett

Bignell

Wife

Married

39

1842

Brokenborough, Wiltshire, England

Maria

Bignell

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Brokenborough, Wiltshire, England

George

Bignell

Son

Single

10

1871

Brokenborough, Wiltshire, England

Joseph

Bignell

Son

Single

7

1874

Brokenborough, Wiltshire, England

Annie

Bignell

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Tetbury, Gloucestershire, England

Thomas

Bignell

Son

Single

3

1878

Tetbury, Gloucestershire, England

John

Nippress

Father-In-Law

Widower

82

1799

Foxley, Wiltshire, England

Maria

Bishop

Niece

Widow

0

1881

Hankerton, Wiltshire, England

Annie

Bishop

Great Niece

Single

0

1881

Tetbury, Gloucestershire, England

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