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Household of William Challen (born 1850, Sussex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in East Preston, 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 Challen and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Challen, born in 1850 in Climping, Sussex, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary Challen, born in 1855 in Chilgrove, Sussex, England. They had 4 children; Laura H (born 1875 in Climping, Sussex, England), Winifred M (born 1877 in Climping, Sussex, England), Olive (born 1879 in Climping, Sussex, England) and William L H (born 1881 in Leominster, Sussex, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Sister, Alice Challen, born in 1859 in Climping, Sussex, England.


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William Challen's household

Male

William

Challen

Head
Female

Mary

Challen

Wife
Female

Laura H

Challen

Daughter
Female

Winifred M

Challen

Daughter
Female

Olive

Challen

Daughter
Male

William L H

Challen

Son
Female

Alice

Challen

Sister
First name(s) William
Last name Challen
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 31
Birth year 1850
Birth place Climping, Sussex, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Challen

Head

Married

31

1850

Climping, Sussex, England

Mary

Challen

Wife

Married

26

1855

Chilgrove, Sussex, England

Laura H

Challen

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Climping, Sussex, England

Winifred M

Challen

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Climping, Sussex, England

Olive

Challen

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Climping, Sussex, England

William L H

Challen

Son

Single

0

1881

Leominster, Sussex, England

Alice

Challen

Sister

Single

22

1859

Climping, Sussex, England

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